Category: Cancer Center Blog

Andrea Comba, Ph.D., recently secured the V Foundation’s V Scholar Award through the support of her colleagues at the O’Neal Cancer Center.

The UAB O’Neal Cancer Center is pleased to announce the latest recipients of the O’Neal NextGen Scholar Awards. This year, two of these awards were generously funded by the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama (BCRFA).

The UAB O’Neal Cancer Center is pleased to announce the latest recipients of the O’Neal NextGen Scholar Awards. These awards are funded by the Young Supporters Board (YSB) of the O’Neal Cancer Center.

The UAB O’Neal Cancer Center is pleased to announce the latest O’Neal Invests grant awards. In this cycle, three grants received the award, including two funded by the BCRFA and by the Children’s of Alabama Hope Fund, respectively.

The O'Neal Cancer Center recently reached a major milestone as more than 500 patients now are being treated with CAR T therapy. This achievement underscores the center’s leadership in advancing innovative treatments and in broadening access to lifesaving care for patients across Alabama and beyond.

A multidisciplinary team at UAB successfully performed Alabama’s first deceased-donor bone marrow transplant.

To improve service and better meet demand, the UAB O’Neal Cancer Center began expanding our Acton Road clinic in March. The project should be completed by fall 2026.

Jorge Cortes, M.D. will join the Division of Hematology and Oncology as Chief of Hematology; furthermore, Cortes will serve as the Deputy Director of the O'Neal Cancer Center. Similarly, Mehmet Akce, M.D., will serve as Interim Chief of Oncology.

The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees has appointed Anindya Dutta, MBBS, Ph.D., as the next holder of the O’Neal-Sokol Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama (BCRFA) Endowed Chair.

Nature Cancer magazine published a study led by Dr. Stringer-Reasor that highlights a promising advance in the treatment of one of the most challenging complications of breast cancer, leptomeningeal metastasis.

Clinical trials enhance healthcare by offering patients access to the newest and most promising experimental treatments. In this article, Jane Longshore writes about the clinical trial work going on at UAB and at the UAB O'Neal Cancer Center.

The UAB O’Neal Cancer Center is pleased to announce the latest O’Neal Invests grant awards as part of the 2025 fall cycle.

The UAB O’Neal Cancer Center is pleased to announce that the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama (BCRFA) has generously funded two grants through the 2025 fall cycle of O’Neal Invests.

The Classic in Pink Luncheon brought together community leaders, survivors and advocates to celebrate resilience and promote breast health education.

UAB Medicine and the O’Neal Cancer Center are pleased to announce the commitment from Jorge E. Cortes, M.D., to the Division of Hematology and Oncology, joining us as the Chief of Hematology in April. Cortez will also assume the role of Associate Director for Translation for the UAB O’Neal Cancer Center.

The UAB O'Neal Cancer Center partnered with the City of Birmingham to offer no-cost PSA screenings for prostate cancer to city employees.

The UAB O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center hosted its 2024 Iron Strong Awards July 12, honoring nine cancer clinical trial survivors.

The UAB O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center is pleased to announce that the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama (BCRFA) has generously funded […]

The UAB O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center is pleased to announce the latest O’Neal […]

The Winter 2025 O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center magazine is now available online.

The UAB O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center is pleased to announce its latest O’Neal Invests grant awards for its fall 2024 cycle.

The road to success is rarely direct, as fourth-year UAB graduate student Michael Franks can attest; Franks is the winner of the 2024 Jacob Baker NextGen Scholar Award for his research project, “Stem-Like Memory NK Cells Contribute to Improved Outcomes in Oncolytic Virotherapy of Glioblastoma.”

The UAB O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center hosted its 2024 Iron Strong Awards July 12, honoring nine cancer clinical trial survivors.

The UAB O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center is pleased to announce that the BCRFA has generously funded two catalyst grants through the spring cycle of O’Neal Invests.