UTHSC Center for Cancer Research

We are proud to celebrate Dr.Ugochi Ogu on being named a 2026 Castle Connolly Top Doctor. This recognition highlights Dr. Ogu’s exceptional dedication to advancing care in hematology/oncology and unwavering commitment to our patients. Congratulations!

See the update from UTHSC Biorepository Faculty Director Dr. Sheila Criswell and her work in the cytopathology training program. news.uthsc.edu/new-lab-space-…

NIH-funded research from UTHSC Center for Cancer Research members shows that home residence can matter as much as medical care for breast cancer survival. Poverty and disinvestment drive higher mortality, but targeted policy action can change this. memphis.edu/benhooks/pdfs/…

Please see articles on two cancer center members in the current College of Medicine Annual Report: Nice work Dr. Fleming and Ataga. share.google/Ph9G0tT9g8PqB6…

Please congratulate Dr Zohair Siddiqui, presenting on risk factors for early onset colorectal cancer, UTHSC internal medicine resident working with the Center for Cancer Research faculty.

UTHSC Center for Cancer Research Member Dr Shibata chairing the early onset colorectal cancer session,

Dr Saurin Chokshi will be discussing the challenges of immunotherapy-related toxicities at the annual NCCN meeting. cvent.com/api/email/disp…

Please see the videos documenting lifelong achievements of Cancer Center Member Duane Miller! youtu.be/l2lLtZcovTw?si…

See the recent letter to the editor by Jessica Snowden that appeared in the following TN-relevant publications: The Tennessean, the Commercial Appeal, Knoxville News Sentinel, and Leaf Chronicle. tennessean.com/story/opinion/…

Cancer center member Dr. Swapna Thota speaking at the American Society of Hematology annual meeting -  Learning and leading in blood disorders and cancers.

Congratulations to the fellows on all their accomplishments for UTHSC trainee research day!

Please read an update on our efforts to bring state-wide cancer research progress to Tennessee! news.uthsc.edu/ut-health-scie…

Congratulations to Drs. Hashtarkhani, White, Hoseini, Schwartz, and Shaban-Nejad on this new @JCO_CCI publication! Their work shows how explainable machine learning can sharpen our understanding of county-level lung cancer mortality and guide targeted, data-driven interventions.

Congratulations to the winners of the UT Cancer Discovery Research Grants, including Cancer Center Members Dr. Choi, Dr. Perkins, Dr. Schwartz, Dr. Brett, and Dr. Fowke, among the collaborators and PIs!

Congrats to all who participated in the Family Campaign, including 100% of Heme/Onc! news.uthsc.edu/we-are-family-…

Research Resource Fair 2025 UTHSC Center For Cancer Research

Dr. Seetharaman Jayaraman (Raman) led a Structural Biology workshop on drug design & discovery with 60 participants from @uthsc, St. Jude, UofM, & Rhodes. Sessions covered crystallography, cryo-EM & AI in drug development. Thanks to MiTeGen & SPT Labtech for support!

Dr. Sandesh Marathe, mentored by @makowskilab, has been awarded a Fall 2025 Travel Award by the UTHSC Postdoctoral Office to present his research on pancreatic cancer immunotherapy at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer 2025 Annual Meeting! @UTHSCResearch🎉

Celebrating 5 years of our new oncology faculty team. Shown here Dr. Swapna Thota who leads leukemia care for the Mid-South at UTHSC!  We couldn’t do this without you!

Congratulations to Cancer Center member, Dr. Hyo Young Choi, and UTHSC colleagues for their recent publication "Placental Gene Expression Associated With Early Childhood Growth Trajectories and Obesity Risk" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ob…