New Recruits 2021
Welcoming new recruits
The UF Health Cancer Center is pleased to welcome 11 recruits to UF who represent a wide range of research and clinical expertise.
Kiley Graim, Ph.D.
UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, Department of Computer and Information Sciences Engineering
Start Date: 1/6/2020
Previous Institution: Princeton University
Research: Dr. Graim’s research interests are bioinformatics and genetic determinants of cancer.
Dongyu Zhang, Ph.D.
UF College of Public Health and Health Professions, Department of Epidemiology
Start Date: 1/4/21
Previous Institution: Georgetown University
Research: Dr. Zhang’s research interests are breast cancer, cancer prevention, cancer survivorship, dietary supplements and cancer, epidemiology, gynecological cancer, and nutrition.
Lakeshia Cousin, Ph.D., APRN, AGPCNP-BC
UF College of Nursing, Department of Family, Community, and Health System Science
Start Date: 7/1/21
Previous Institution: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Research: Dr. Cousin’s research interests are breast cancer, cancer prevention, cancer survivorship, integrative medicine, and quality of life issues.
Oluwadamilola Oladeru, M.D., M.A., M.B.A.
UF College of Medicine, Division of Radiation Oncology
Start Date: 7/1/21
Previous Institution: Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Research: Dr. Oladeru’s research interests are breast cancer, cancer prevention, health disparities, radiation oncology, and targeted cancer therapy.
Aaron Franke, M.D., M.S.
UF College of Medicine, Department of Medicine
Start Date: 7/5/21
Previous Institution: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Research: Dr. Franke’s research interests are cancer genetics, drug resistance, head and neck cancer, immunotherapy, lung cancer, metastasis, targeted cancer therapy, and thoracic oncology.
Erin Dean, M.D.
UF College of Medicine, Department of Medicine
Start Date: 8/1/21
Previous Institution: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Research: Dr. Dean’s research interests are hematologic malignancies/blood & marrow transplant, immunotherapy, lymphoma, and noninvasive imaging/tomography.
Wayne Brisbane, M.D.
UF College of Medicine, Department of Urology
Start Date: 8/16/21
Previous Institution: University of California, Los Angeles
Research: Dr. Brisbane’s research interests are genital-urinary/prostate cancer, noninvasive imaging/tomography, and surgical oncology.
Bently Doonan, M.D., M.S.
UF College of Medicine, Department of Medicine
Start Date: 9/1/21
Previous Institution: University of Florida
Research: Dr. Doonan’s research interests are immunotherapy, metastasis, skin/melanoma, and targeted cancer therapy.
Jesus Fabregas, M.D., M.P.H., FACP
UF College of Medicine, Department of Medicine
Start Date: 9/15/21
Previous Institution: University of Miami
Research: Dr. Fabregas’s research interests are gastrointestinal cancer and health disparities.
Ilyas Sahin, M.D.
UF College of Medicine, Department of Medicine
Start Date: 10/11/21
Previous Institution: Brown University
Research: Dr. Sahin’s research interests are drug resistance, gastrointestinal cancer, and immunotherapy.
Luisel Ricks-Santi, Ph.D.
UF College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research
Start Date: 9/1/21
Previous Institution: Hampton University
Research: Dr. Ricks-Santi’s research interests are breast cancer, cancer genetics, cancer survivorship, DNA damage & repair, epidemiology, genetic determinants of cancer, genital-urinary/prostate cancer, and radiation oncology.