News
2026
-
Breakthrough Discoveries Program Award
Read article in Cancerwise
Jianjun Zhang and collaborators Humam Kadara and Seyed Moghaddam were selected as recipients of UT MD Anderson¡¯s Breakthrough Discoveries Program for their project, ¡°Triple-I Intercept: Precision Interception of Lung Cancer Evolution Driven by Injury, Inflammation and IL-1 Signaling.¡± The team will receive up to $3 million per year for three years to advance innovative strategies for lung cancer interception. The award period begins September 1, 2026.
-
Fleming Endowed Professorship for Mesothelioma Cancer Research
Jianjun Zhang was appointed to the Fleming Endowed Professorship for Mesothelioma Cancer Research, effective July 1, 2026, in recognition of his contributions to cancer research and his continued commitment to advancing UT MD Anderson¡¯s mission.
2025
Give Now
Research Areas
Find out about the four types of research taking place at UT?MD Anderson.