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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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Research
UCF Grad Turns to Anthropology for Flood Mitigation Efforts
Nilver Tovar-Ospina ’26PhD drew on his environmental engineering background in Colombia to become the first graduate of UCF’s integrative anthropological sciences doctoral program, with a…
Science & Technology
UCF Astronomer Selected by NASA to Explore Virtual Super Telescope Concept
Senior scientist Anish Roshi Damodaran received a $175,000 NASA award to investigate a virtual telescope concept that could reveal planet formation and the early universe…
Science & Technology
UCF Engineers Develop Digital Rover Twin to Help Navigate Future NASA Missions
UCF researchers are exploring digital-twin technology that could help operators simulate rover movements in real time, with potential applications for future space missions.