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Focused On a Cure

Dr. Annette Khaled

Dr. Annette Khaled is the Head of the Division of Cancer Research and tenured Professor at the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences in the College of Medicine at the University of Central Florida. Dr. Khaled’s research spans both basic and translational areas of cancer research and involves the development of cancer therapeutics, nanotechnology and immunotherapy to treat the most invasive and aggressive forms of breast, lung, and prostate cancer.

UCF Cancer Research

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Health Research News

Research
UCF Researchers Developing New Methods to Passively Mitigate Lunar Dust for Space Exploration
A team of interdisciplinary UCF researchers are leading a NASA research project to prevent abrasive, harmful lunar dust accumulation on astronauts and their equipment by…
Research
UCF Names Marc Mendonca Associate Vice President for Research and Scholarship
Mendonca will support the UCF research enterprise by overseeing funding programs and initiatives, including centers, institutes and core facilities.
Colleges & Campus
UCF Epidemiologist Receives Field’s Highest Honor
As an associate professor of medicine at UCF, Prins works to improve infection prevention in nursing homes through her own studies and mentoring medical students…