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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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New Study Shows Land Shifts, Sea Level Rise Occur More Rapidly Than Previously Thought
A recent study including UCF researcher Thomas Wahl reveals that sinking ground levels and rising sea levels are occurring more rapidly than previously understood, often…
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UCF-Led Excavation Reveals Evidence of Life, Conflict in Ancient Mesopotamia
New discoveries from a UCF-led excavation in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, near the city of Erbil, are reshaping what researchers know about how ancient…
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What I Learned from Rowing Across the Ocean
For World Ocean Day, psychology doctoral student Andres Käosaar, who researches teams in extreme environments, shares his takeaways after completing the World’s Toughest Row.