Graduate student Ryan Hecksel successfully defends his dissertation project "The Role of Nuclear EGFR in Metastasis". Congratulations Dr. Hecksel!

Rebeca did a wonderful job presenting her summer research project on the role of nuclear EGFR and breast cancer cell dormancy and both a powerpoint presentation and a poster.

Ryan Hecksel, Ph.D. Candidate, wins the Molecular and Cellular Biology Department 2026 Graduate Outstanding Teaching Award!

Undergraduate students Joshua Lederman and Marc Garcia both presented posters at the 37th Annual Undergraduate Biology Research Program Conference at the University of Arizona!

Ph.D. Candidate, Danielle DiFranco attend The Protein Society's 39th annual symposium in San Francisco at the end of June. She attended amazing talks on research at the forefront of protein science and had the pleasure of presenting a poster on her current project. Thank you to the Cancer Biology GIDP and the Herbert E. Carter Travel Award for funding this travel opportunity.

Undergraduate Marc Garcia wins a Presentation Award in Physiology & Pharmacology for his poster presentation at the 2025 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS).

The Arizona Cancer Center posts a YouTube video highlighting the Schroeder lab titled: "Cancer Bytes: Joyce Schroeder- Targeting the EGFR Oncogene: Breakthroughs in Breast Cancer Research"!

Danielle DiFranco is named the Andrew C. Comrie GIDP Doctoral Fellow for the 2026 Academic Year. "The fellowship honors Dr. Comrie’s unwavering commitment to interdisciplinary research and study."

Ph.D. Candidate, Danielle DiFranco attend The Protein Society's 39th annual symposium in San Francisco at the end of June. She attended amazing talks on research at the forefront of protein science and had the pleasure of presenting a poster on her current project. Thank you to the Cancer Biology GIDP and the Herbert E. Carter Travel Award for funding this travel opportunity.

The Graduate Interdisciplinary Program Administration Office and the GIDP Advisory Council (GIDPAC) selects Danielle DiFranco to receive the 2025 Session 3 Herbert E. Carter Travel Award in order to attend the Protein Society Annual Symposium in June. This award honors "Dr. Carter's spirit and passion for interdisciplinary scholarship and research in higher education".