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Dr. Martina Murphy, who is the senior associate dean for graduate medical education and designated institutional official in the UF College of Medicine, will lead professional development and mentorship activities for cancer researchers across the institute’s four research programs.

This project will use an artificial intelligence tool called OSCAR to automatically analyze CT scans from more than 2,000 lung cancer patients treated at the University of Florida. OSCAR measures muscle mass, body fat, blood vessel calcification and lung damage from routine scans without requiring additional tests, radiation or cost.

For Khalaf, a clinical associate professor in the UF Division of Hematology and Oncology, serving as a mentor is deeply personal.

An expert in caring for patients with gynecologic malignancies, Murphy serves as a professor of medicine in the division of hematology and oncology and as the assistant director for clinical education at the UF Health Cancer Center. Prior to serving a one-year appointment as senior associate dean for graduate medical education and designated institutional official last July, she was the program director for the adult hematology/oncology fellowship program.

Muhammad Junaid Tariq, MD, was drawn to hematology and oncology by the rapidly evolving science and the opportunity to help patients live full lives. After receiving his medical degree from King Edward Medical University in Lahore, Pakistan, he completed a residency in internal medicine at the John H.

An expert in caring for patients with gynecologic malignancies, Murphy serves as a professor of medicine in the division of hematology and oncology and as the assistant director for clinical education at the UF Health Cancer Center. Prior to serving a one-year appointment as senior associate dean for graduate medical education and designated institutional official last July, she was the program director for the adult hematology/oncology fellowship program.

Dina Khalaf, MD, will provide personalized treatments, including bone marrow transplants, for patients with bone marrow failure and blood cancers, including acute myeloid leukemia, or AML, the most aggressive adult leukemia. Dr. Khalaf was drawn to UF by the leadership at the UF Health Cancer Center and UF…

Amin Sobh, Ph.D., is a research assistant professor in the Division of Hematology/Oncology in the UF College of Medicine who recently completed his postdoctoral training in the lab of Jonathan D. Licht, M.D., director of the UF Health Cancer Center. Sobh studies multiple myeloma, the second most common blood cancer.

North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System (NF/SGVHS) has been selected by SWOG to lead a Storefront Support Program for oncology research. SWOG is a National Cancer Institute-supported, or NCI-supported, organization that conducts clinical trials in adult cancers. The Storefront program establishes a regional network of partner sites using a hub-and-spoke…