University of Cincinnati, Cancer & Cell Biology Graduate Program trains graduate students in many critical areas of modern Cancer and Cell Biology research.

Cincinnati, OH
Joined August 2016
Congratulations to CCB PhD student Kate Von Handorf on her co-first authorship of a review article published last week! 🎉 Congratulations to Kate and her co-authors on this accomplishment! 👏 📄 cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S…
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Two weeks ago at the Vontz Center Cancer Seminar Series, CCB PhD students Issac Choi and Angelle Jones shared their work-in-progress presentations! We’re incredibly proud of them for sharing their research and contributing to the ongoing scientific conversation. Amazing work!
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That’s a wrap on the 6th RAS Initiative Symposium! 🎉 From presenting their work to connecting with fellow scientists, the symposium was a great opportunity for our students to learn, collaborate, and showcase their research. 🧬🔬 Congrats, Robby, Haley, Grace, and Vidushi!
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Last week at the Vontz Center Cancer Seminar Series, CCB PhD students Roman Caceres and Levi Fox shared their work-in-progress presentations! We’re incredibly proud of them for sharing their research and contributing to the ongoing scientific conversation—amazing work!
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We’re excited to announce that applications are now open for Cancer & Cell Biology Graduate Programs (MS and PhD) at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine – the PhD program starting in the Summer 2027 and the MS program starting in the Fall 2027!
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Earlier this month, CCB PhD Student Kate Von Handorf attended the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Mechanisms and Models of Cancer Conference! Great work, Kate! We’re proud to see our CCB students sharing their research and connecting with fellow scientists! 🧬🔬
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🔬 Our CCB community was well represented at the “Mechanisms and Models of Cancer” conference, held Aug. 18–22 in Cold Spring Harbor, NY, with faculty, graduate students, and Cincinnati Children’s lab members sharing their research through oral and poster presentations.
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CCB PhD student Julie Fisher recently attended the FASEB Genetic Basis of Blood Cancers and Bone Marrow Failure Conference! Congratulations to Julie on presenting this work and representing CCB at the conference!
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🎉 Welcome to Fall 2026, CCB PhD Class of 2026! 🥼🔬 You’ve worked hard to get here, and we can’t wait to see all that you accomplish! 🧬🧪 Best of luck, Class of 2026 — we’re cheering you on! 💙 #CCB #CancerAndCellBiology #PhDStudents #GraduateSchool #FutureScientists
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We’re excited to highlight CCB PhD student Sam Zumwalde for her participation in Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s Chromatin, Epigenetics & Gene Expression course! We’re proud to see our CCB students taking advantage of opportunities to expand their research skills!
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🧬 Last month, CCB PhD student Taylor Lange traveled to Cambridge, UK, for the DNA Tumor Virus Meeting! 🇬🇧 We’re proud to see CCB students sharing research and representing our program around the world! 🌎 #CCB #UniversityOfCincinnati #UCCincyMedicine #UCResearch
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Congratulations to CCB PhD student Levi Fox, Waltz Lab, on participating in the FASEB Conference! 🎉 We’re excited to celebrate Levi’s accomplishments and the valuable experiences he gained at the conference!
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🎉 Congratulations to CCB PhD student Taylor Lange on receiving a prestigious NIH F31 Predoctoral Fellowship from the National Cancer Institute! Congratulations, Taylor, on this well-deserved achievement! 👏
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Congratulations to CCB PhD students Megan Bones and Julie Fisher on being selected by the American Society of Hematology (ASH) to receive the ASH Graduate Hematology Award! Learn more: hematology.org/awards/medica… #ASHAwards #Fight4Hematology
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CCB PhD student Sara Alharbi will be graduating this summer and recently completed a Teaching Assistant role for the Medical Sciences Summer Institute at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine!
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This year, four CCB PhD students attended the 15th International Workshop on Molecular Aspects of Myeloid Stem Cell Development & Leukemia in Cincinnati, Ohio! We are proud to see our students representing the CCB program!
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Congratulations to CCB PhD student Yuki Sato on receiving a two-year extension of the Nakajima Fellowship! We are proud to celebrate Yuki’s accomplishments and look forward to all he will continue to achieve in the program!
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We are proud to celebrate CCB alumni Bibek Karki on the release of this exciting new preprint! Congratulations to Bibek and the entire research team on this impressive achievement. We look forward to seeing the impact of this work! Link to the preprint: biorxiv.org/content/10.64898…
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We are excited to celebrate our first-year students as they take the next step in their graduate training by officially joining their research thesis labs! We look forward to seeing the discoveries, collaborations, and innovations that will come from their research journeys.
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Congratulations to CCB PhD student Sara Alharbi on presenting “RAS Inhibitor RMC-7977 Blocks Vascular Overgrowth of NRASQ61R Mutant Endothelial Cells” at the ISSVA 2026 World Congress in Philadelphia.
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