UAB O'Neal Cancer Center

05/30/2026

UAB O’Neal Cancer Center in Chicago at ASCO!
Some of the researchers and staff from the O’Neal Cancer Center attending the 2026 American Society of Clinical Oncology(ASCO) Annual Meeting, taking place May 29–June 2 in Chicago.
Click on the link below to see the UAB O’Neal Cancer Center presentation schedule at ASCO 2026.
https://www.onealcanceruab.org/news-and-events/news/oneal-cancer-center-at-asco-2026/

05/29/2026

Faculty and researchers from the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), will join oncology professionals from around the world at the 2026 American Society of Clinical Oncology(ASCO) Annual Meeting, taking place May 29–June 2 in Chicago. Recognized as one of the field’s leading conferences, the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting highlights the latest advances in cancer research, treatment and patient care.

To read more about UAB O’Neal Cancer at ASCO 2026 go to the link below.

https://www.onealcanceruab.org/news-and-events/news/oneal-cancer-center-at-asco-2026/

05/26/2026

Join us for a fun-filled family event supporting efforts against pancreatic cancer. May 30th from 2-6 pm at Cahaba Brewing Co.
4500 5TH AVE S, BIRMINGHAM, AL.
No tickets needed.

05/26/2026

Residents in southern Alabama, southeast Mississippi, and the Florida panhandle now have access to UAB-trained physicians, clinical trials, and all the resources of the UAB O'Neal Cancer Center.

Read more about the UAB Medicine and Infirmary Health partnership at the link below.

https://www.uab.edu/medicine/news/surgery/uab-surgeons-extend-specialty-care-to-the-gulf-coast-through-infirmary-health-partnership-2

05/22/2026

Timiya S. Nolan, PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN, Associate Professor at UAB Heersink School of Medicine and Associate Director for the Community Outreach and Engagement at the UAB O'Neal Cancer Center, has been named to the 2026 Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Board of Directors.
Read about Dr. Nolan’s role in the new chapter of leadership for the oncology nursing community in the link
https://www.ons.org/ons-leadership?hss_channel=lcp-359947

05/21/2026

Congratulations to Chef Neal Morgan Jr. from the Fennec and to artist Margaret Anne Lee the winners of the 2026 Palate & Palette’s Patron’s Choice Award for Best Chef and Best Artist! 🎉 🎊

A huge thank you to you both – we’re so glad you could help make Palate & Palette a night like no other! 💚

05/20/2026

⚕️Clinical trials help save lives. 🩺

Clinical trials are one way physicians and scientists actively participate in efforts to improve cancer therapies, diagnostic techniques, and prevention strategies. This year for Clinical Trials Day, we want to remind everyone that cancer clinical trials at the O'Neal Cancer Center are helping us fight for a future without cancer.

Learn more on our website at www.onealcanceruab.org/patients-caregivers/clinical-trials .

05/19/2026

Li’an Williams, a Medical Scientist Training Program student in the laboratory of Lalita Shevde-Samant, Ph.D., Endowed Professor in Experimental Cancer Therapeutics in the Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, was recently named a recipient of the 2026 O’Neal NextGen Scholar Award.

Li’an Williams, a Medical Scientist Training Program student in the laboratory of Lalita Shevde-Samant, Ph.D., Endowed Professor in Experimental Cancer Therapeutics in the Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, was recently named a recipient of the 2026 O’Neal NextGen Scholar Award.

05/18/2026