Scientist and musician Dawei Kumaki, MD, PhD, blends laboratory research with orchestral composition, showing how curiosity, creativity, and discovery can connect science and music in unexpected and inspiring ways.
Advancing detection of prostate cancer, a new imaging drug targets PSMA—a protein marking cancer cells—helping physicians identify disease earlier and guiding patients toward timely, confident treatment decisions.
Three Huntsman Cancer Institute employees received 2025 University of Utah Staff Excellence Awards, recognizing their service, innovation, and meaningful contributions to patients, trainees, staff, and the wider community.
National honors spotlight exceptional cancer care, research, nursing excellence, and healing-centered facilities—showing how innovation and excellence are improving outcomes for patients and families.
Seven Huntsman Cancer Institute researchers receive first-time, new, or renewed endowed chair appointments, honoring scientific achievement and providing vital support to strengthen research programs and advance progress in cancer discovery.
After cutting-edge pancreatic cancer treatments gave him more time with his father, David Samuel now helps bring new treatments to patients as a clinical research manager at Huntsman Cancer Institute.
Senior administrative leaders Jessica Moehle, CCRP, and Holly Zullo, PhD, were recognized for their exceptional leadership and lasting impact on Huntsman Cancer Institute’s mission and vision.
I was 16 when I first heard the term downwinder. I didn’t know what it meant, just that my beloved grandma was one. As an adult, I learned it referred...
Huntsman Cancer Institute’s CEO joined a select group of national cancer leaders to discuss opportunities to advance cancer research, improve rural care, and strengthen U.S. leadership.
Don Milligan, MBA, chief administrative officer of the Cancer Hospital at Huntsman Cancer Institute and University of Utah Health, leaves a lasting legacy of patient‑centered leadership and operational excellence.
To anyone feeling overwhelmed or lost, please know you are not alone. You are loved. There are others you love, and your love is extremely important to them.
Olympian and cancer survivor Ildiko Strehli blends sport, science, and compassion, showing how resilience and research shape her work and inspire well-being beyond the 2026 Winter Games.
The PathMaker program provided Adamaris Martinez with the access, mentorship, and resources she needed to go from a high school student to published author—and now to grad school.
Huntsman Cancer Institute, alongside the Price College of Engineering and other departments at the University of Utah, awarded grants to interdisciplinary research teams seeking innovative engineering solutions for cancer challenges.
Anthony Bradley underwent a limb salvage surgery after being diagnosed with sarcoma as a high school senior. Now, he is providing empathetic care to patients as an operating room nurse.
