A Hub for Solutions That Advance Cancer Research
Embedded within The University of Texas at Austin, a top-tier research institution, the Livestrong Cancer Institutes are positioned to become a renowned center for technologies and models that strengthen the fight against cancer.
To achieve the Cancer Institutes’ goals of improving both access to care and patient quality of life, the institutes’ research program:
Dozens of leading scientists at UT Austin are conducting research in fields such as gene mutation and repair, immunotherapy and functional imaging to facilitate more effective methods of treatment.
By integrating, leveraging and translating UT Austin’s outstanding research outside the traditional cancer-related fields, the institutes provide patients with novel diagnostic methods and therapeutic options.
UT Austin researchers will no longer have to go to outside institutions to test groundbreaking technologies, medications and therapies. Additionally, Austin patients interested in being a part of cutting-edge clinical trials can do so locally.
The Cancer Institutes are committed to exploring new ways to tailor cancer treatments most likely to benefit patients’ individual bodies through genetic and cellular testing and lifestyle analysis.
Research Programs & Members
Cancer Prevention & Control
The Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program within the Livestrong Cancer Institutes serves as a home for scientists who aim to develop and implement comprehensive, evidence-based strategies that reduce the burden of cancer among disproportionally affected populations.
Additional Programs
- Myriem Boufraqech
- Rachel Brightwell
- Cassandra Callmann
- Anna Capasso
- Eun Cho
- Laura Chow
- Shannon Cox
- Zhengrong Cui
- Linda Degraffenried
- Joe Dekker
- Gail Eckhardt
- Ramakrishna Edupuganti
- Andrew Ellington
- Walter Fast
- Declan Fleming
- Matthew Fox
- Valerie Galvan-Turner
- George Georgiou
- Paiman Ghafoori
- Boone Goodgame
- Winson Ho
- Anokhi Jambusaria-Pahlanjani
- John Kuo
- Michael Lee
- Olivia Lu
- William Matsui
- Jennifer Maynard
- John Richburg
- Douglas Rivera
- Angel Rodriguez
- Christopher Rylander
- Nichole Rylander
- Jonathan Sessler
- Brian Shimkus
- Everett Stone
- Sherrie Thomas
- Brian Vaillant
- Carla Van Den Berg
- Yvette Williams-Brown
- Tom Brenna
- Jennifer Brodbelt
- Xiaolu (Lulu) Cambronne
- Can Cenik
- Taiping Chen
- Kevin Dalby
- Daniel Dickinson
- John DiGiovanni
- Jaquelin Dudley
- Ilya Finkelstein
- Vishy Iyer
- Tamer Kaoud
- Dawit Kidane
- Kumar Kothapalli
- Alan Lambowitz
- Seongmin Lee
- Alessia Lodi
- Jennifer McKinney
- Kyle Miller
- Tanya Paull
- John Powers
- Devleena Samanta
- William Shawlot
- David Taylor
- Karen Vasquez
- Guilang Wang
- Urbain Weyemi
- Erxi Wu
- Blerta Xhemalce
- Alex Haynes
- Ashley Henneghan
- Barbara Jones
- Tara Kaufmann
- Shelli Kesler
- Ken Kraemer
- Elizabeth Kvale
- Aaron Laviana
- Chanhyun Park
- Farya Phillips
- Jessica Raley
- Nick Smith-Stanley
- Hirofumi Tanaka
Reinventing the way cancer patients are treated — and cared for — is about more than a single treatment, a single caregiver or even a single organization. Texas is uniquely poised to tackle the fight against cancer from all angles, as evidenced by the speakers at the Livestrong Cancer Institute’s Biden Cancer Community Summit.
Membership
The Livestrong Cancer Institutes are committed to collaborating with the diverse research community in Austin. Six basic, clinical and translational programs focus the work of scientists and clinicians interested in cancer research, prevention and care at The University of Texas at Austin and affiliated institutions. Read more about membership and then apply to join.