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 Dec. 23rd, 2021
Our J. Med. Chem. Paper was featured on the journal's front cover. Congratulations Jun, Xiaowei, Chao, Laura and others!
 Dec. 20th, 2021
Lina and Laura launched SenoTrac Biotechnology! Yah~
 Dec. 17th, 2021
Lina hooded Kelton, the first Ph.D. graduate from the Cui lab, at UF's graduation ceremony! A great milestone and memorable moment!
 Dec. 16th, 2021
The group hosted a party at Yuzhao's clubhouse to celebrate the holidays, Zhishen and Zach passing their qualifying exams, and Kelton's farewell. Congratulations to Zhishen and Zach & best wishes to Kelton! Happy holidays!
 Nov. 1st, 2021
Kelton successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis, and will join the Weissleder lab as a NIH T32 postdoctoral research fellow at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. Congratulations Kelton! We are so proud of you! The group celebrated at Lake Warburg.
 Oct. 19th, 2021
Lina spoke at the College of Pharmacy's PharmTalk.
 Oct. 6th, 2021
Lina was nominated by UF for the Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists.
 Sept. 28th, 2021
Chao completed his training in our lab and returned to China to be a medical doctor. We appreciate your contribution in the past 4 years. Best wishes!
 Sept. 20th, 2021
Chang-Hung started as a research scientist in our lab. Welcome!
 Sept. 2, 2021
Alaleh started as a research assistant in our lab. Welcome!
 Aug. 24th, 2021
Sabrina, Dr. Cui's University Multicultural Mentor Program (UMMP) mentee, joined our lab as an undergrad research assistant. Welcome!
 Aug. 22-26, 2021
Laura gave an oral presentation and Kelton gave a poster presentation at the American Chemical Society Annual Meeting (virtual).
 July 6-9th, 2021
Lina was invited to speak at the Materials for Humanity, Singapore (virtual).
 June 8, 2021
Jun and Kelton's paper "Ultrasensitive small molecule fluorogenic probe for human heparanase" won the Best Research Paper Award in the UF College of Pharmacy in 2020.
 June 8, 2021
Zach was awarded the Junior Award for Excellence for his all-around excellence in his coursework and research in the junior years. Zach also won the Best Graduate Student Seminar Presentation Award (Junior division). Congratulations, Zach!
 June 8, 2021
Kelton won the Exemplary Service Student Award in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry and was recognized as the College of Pharmacy's Superhero of 2021! Congratulations Kelton!
 June 4, 2021
Yuzhao and Johnathan joined our lab as graduate students. Welcome aboard!
 April 22-23, 2021
Laura, Chao, Kelton, Zach, and Zhishen presented at the UF Drug Discovery Symposium. Kelton gave a fantastic oral presentation, and Zhishen won the Poster Award. Congratulations and great work, everyone!
 April 12-13, 2021
Laura, Chao, Kelton, Zach, and Zhishen presented at the UF CoP Research Showcase. Kelton won the Poster Award. Congratulations and great work, everyone! 
 April 10-15, 2021
Lina, Kelton, Chao, and Xiaogang presented at the AACR annual conference (virtual). Great work everyone!
 April 5-30th, 2021
Lina was invited to give a talk at ACS annual meeting. Kelton and Jun also presented their posters (virtual). Great work everyone!
 April 2021
Kelton, Chao, Laura presented at the UF Health Cancer Center annual symposium. Kelton won the Poster Award! Congratulations & great work everyone!
 Jan. 18, 2021
Samantha Flyer joined our lab as an undergraduate researcher. Welcome!
 Jan. 15, 2021
Lina was invited to give a talk at the UF Health Cancer Center.
 Dec. 10, 2022
Lina was invited to give a seminar at the ACS webinar hosted by ACS Carbohydrate division and European Glycoscience Community.
 Nov. 8, 2020
Meijun returned to China to work as a scientist in a pharmaceutical company. Best of luck Meijun!
 Nov. 6, 2020
Lina was invited to give a virtual seminar at the University of Calgary, Canada.
 Oct. 7th, 2020
Lina was invited to give a seminar at Northeastern University, Boston, MA (Virtual).
 September 22, 2020
Prof. Todd Lowary virtually "visited" our college and gave a fantastic seminar! Great to see you again Todd!
 July 17, 2020
Jun decided to return to China and join Wuxi Pharma. Thanks for your great contribution in the past 5 years. Best wishes to Jun in his future career in China!
 March, 9th, 2020
Lina was invited to speak at the Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Florida.
 Feb. 10, 2020
Jun, Chao, Kelton, and Xiaogang presented at the College of Pharmacy Research Showcase. Great work everyone!
 November 7th, 2019
Lina was nominated to be the Emerging Leader in Health and Medicine in the National Academy of Medicine.

 August 28, 2020

Nick was accepted into the PREP program at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Congratulations and good luck!

 July 25, 2020

Jun and Xiaogang left our lab. Good bye and good luck!

 April 07, 2020

Laura joined us as a research scientist. Welcome!

 September 12, 2019

Zach joined us as a graduate student. Congratulations on winning the Graduate School Preeminence Award!

 September 07, 2019

Kelton won the Medicinal Chemistry's Junior Award for Excellence. Congratulations!

 August 26, 2019

Nick joined our lab as an undergrad assistant. Welcome!

 August 20, 2019

Victoria joined our lab as an undergrad assistant. Welcome!

 August 13, 2019

Zach joined our lab as a rotation grad student. Welcome!

 August 13, 2019

Zhishen(Jason) joined our lab as a grad student. Welcome!

 August 04, 2019

Xiaowei's farewell party at DEFY trampoline park. Also bye to Chayil. GOOD BYE AND GOOD LUCK!

 June 01, 2019

Xiaogang joined us as a Postdoctoral associate. Welcome!

 February 11, 2019

Jun and Kelton presented at the UF College of Pharmacy's 32nd Research Showcase. Good job!

 March 30, 2019

Jun, Kelton, Meijun and Rina attended and presented at the ACS annual meeting in Orlando, FL.

 March 29, 2019

Xiaowei, Chao, Guihua, and Lina presented their work at AACR annual meeting in Atlanta, FL. GOOD JOB!

 May 26, 2019

Ashton got accepted into the PhD program in immunology at the University of Colorado. Congratulations!

 May 09, 2019

The group attended and presented at the UF Drug Discovery Symposium.

 May 09, 2019

Group trip to Clearwater beach before attending the ACS-FAME conference at Tarpon Springs, FL

 May 13, 2019

Chayil joined us as a RETOOL scholar. Welcome!

 June 23, 2019

Lina was invited to speak at the Gordon Research Conference in Hong Kong.

 January 28, 2019

Sara joined our lab as an undergrad assistant. Welcome!

 December 19, 2018

Group Christmas Dinner at Yummy House. It was really fun!

 November 18, 2018

Guihua's farewell party. Good luck at Northwestern!

 November 06, 2018

Ariana joined us as an undergrad assistant. Welcome!

 December 18, 2018

Med Chem Christmas Party

 October 15, 2018

Zhishen (Jason) joined our lab as a Research Assistant. Welcome!

 September 17, 2018

The group attended the College of Pharmacy's Kickoff reception and dinner.

 August 01, 2018

Our lab moved to the College of Pharmacy, University of Florida. Go Gators!

 July 26, 2018

Group's cross-country trip from Alberquerque, NM to Gainesville, FL

 December 13, 2017

Kunlun passed the RP exam! Congratulations!

 September 25, 2017

Xiaowei (Jovi) joined us as a Research Assistant Professor in our lab. Welcome!

 September 18, 2017

Rina joined us as a Research Assistant Professor in our lab. Welcome!

 August 21, 2017

Tyrel started as a Research Scientist II in our lab. Welcome!

 August 01, 2017

Lina received the NIH Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA). Congratulations!

 July 26, 2017

Group symposium and retreat at El Pinto! Fun time, but we are saying goodbye to Ying...

 June 07, 2017

Ashton joined our lab as a MARC scholar. Welcome!

 June 01, 2017

Ying got accepted by Cleveland Clinic Intern Program. Congratulations!

 June 01, 2017

Peter joined our lab as a Whaley Scholar. Welcome!

 May 18, 2017

John joined our lab as a high school intern. Welcome!

 April 28, 2017

Kelton passed the RP exam. Congratulations!

 April 25, 2017

Kim passed the RP exam. Congratulations!

 April 10, 2017

Paul received IMSD scholarship. Congratulations!

 March 21, 2017

Lina received the DoD CDMRP Career Development Award. Congratulations!

 March 19, 2017

Valerie was accepted by the NSF REU at Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, CA). Enjoy the time in the summer!

 March 02, 2017

Lina was invited to speak at the Humboldt Colloquium at Washington D.C. Have fun!

 March 01, 2017

Nate was accepted into the graduate program at the Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, CA). Congratulations!

 March 01, 2018

Valerie was accepted into the graduate program at the Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, CA). Congratulations!

 February 03, 2017

Lina was invited to speak at the UNMCCC Cancer Therapeutics program meeting.

 December 11, 2016

Group year-end retreat at El Pinto! Fun time!

 October 28, 2016

Paul joined our lab as a undergraduate student. Welcome!

 October 18, 2016

Lina was awarded a UNMCCC Pilot Award. Congratulations!

 September 20, 2016

Ben started at UNM and stayed our lab as an undergraduate student. Congratulations!

 September 07, 2016

Philip and Jacob joined our lab as graduate students. Welcome!

 April 11, 2016

Valerie received IMSD scholarship. Congratulations!

 May 17, 2016

Lina gave birth to a baby boy Jasper! Congratulations!

 May 06, 2016

Bryan joined our lab as a Whaley Scholar. Welcome!

 March 01, 2016

Nicole was accepted by Northeastern University as an undergraduate student. Congratulations!

 February 29, 2016

Lina was invited to speak at UNM School of Pharmacy. Have fun!

 April 01, 2016

Lina was awarded a UNMCCC Pilot Award. Congratulations!

 January 11, 2016

Kunlun joined our lab as a graduate student. Welcome!

 December 16, 2015

Group year-end retreat at the High Finance, Sandia Peak! Fun time!

 October 27, 2015

Lina was invited to speak at UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center.

 October 02, 2015

Lina was invited to speak at New Mexico Tech. Fun trip!

 October 02, 2015

Lina was awarded a UNMCCC Pilot Award. Congratulations!

 September 03, 2015

Nate joined our lab as an undergraduate researcher. Welcome!

 August 24, 2015

Group symposium and retreat. Yay!

 August 17, 2015

Kelton, Kim, and Andy joined our lab as graduate students. Welcome!

 July 01, 2015

Ying joined our lab as a postdoctoral fellow. Welcome!

 June 11, 2015

Ben joined our lab as a high school intern. Welcome!

 June 08, 2015

Nicole joined our lab as a high school intern. Welcome!

 June 01, 2015

Mark joined our lab as an undergraduate researcher. Welcome!

 May 12, 2015

Mary Louise joined our lab as a Whaley Scholar. Welcome!

 May 12, 2015

Sergio joined our lab as lab technician. Welcome!

 May 11, 2015

Afra joined our lab as an undergraduate researcher. Welcome!

 March 10, 2015

Jun joined our lab as a postdoctoral fellow. Welcome!

 February 02, 2015

Milena joined our lab as an undergraduate researcher. Welcome!

 February 02, 2015

Kelton joined the lab as an undergraduate student. Welcome!

 February 02, 2015

Shekhar joined our lab as a graduate student. Welcome!

 January 19, 2015

Valerie joined our lab as an undergraduate researcher. Welcome!

 January 09, 2015

Arjun joined our lab as a graduate student. Welcome!

 January 01, 2015

 Lina started at UNM. New journey begins!

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