Elias Sayour, MD, PhD
Stop Children's Cancer/Bonnie R. Freeman Professor for Pediatric Oncology Research; Assistant Dean
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About Elias Sayour
Elias Sayour, MD, PhD, is the Stop Children’s Cancer/Bonnie R. Freeman Professor for Pediatric Oncology Research in the UF departments of neurosurgery and pediatrics at the University of Florida. He is also a principal investigator of the ribonucleic acid engineering laboratory at the Preston A. Wells, Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy. He received his bachelor’s degree from Fordham University, his medical degree from the University of Buffalo and his doctorate from Duke University.
He completed his residency in pediatrics at Cohen’s Children’s Medical Center in New York and his fellowship at Duke University Medical Center. During his fellowship training, he completed a two-year National Institutes of Health research fellowship in cancer biology and developmental therapeutics. His primary research focus is developing tumor RNA loaded nanocarriers to re-direct host immunity against pediatric brain tumors.
Dr. Sayour is an NIH-funded investigator focused on on developing new nanotech vaccines to reprogram the immune system against cancer cells. He is investigating the use of personalized nanoparticles small enough to deliver essential information to the immune system educating it reject pediatric cancer. Currently his group is investigating the safety and efficacy of this novel vaccine formulation in canines with malignant brain tumors before translation into dedicated human studies.
Dr. Sayour’s work has been nationally recognized by the American Society of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, National Institutes of Health, and U.S. Department of Defense. He has been the recipient of the Hyundai Hope on Wheels Hope Award, St. Baldrick’s Scholar Award, and the American Brain Tumor Association Discovery Award.
Dr. Sayour is board-certified in general pediatrics and pediatric hematology-oncology.
He has presented his work at several national meetings and is a member of the Children’s Oncology Group, Society of Neuro-Oncology and the American Society of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology.
Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
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GMS6847 – Translational Research and Therapeutics: Bench, Bedside, Community, & Policy
College of Medicine
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GMS6065 – Fundamentals of Cancer Biology
College of Medicine
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MDT7400 – Elect Top/Pediatrics
College of Medicine
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MDC7400 – Pediatric Clerkship
College of Medicine
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BME7980 – Research for Doctoral Dissertation
Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
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MDU4001 – Introduction to Medical Science Seminar 1
College of Medicine
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GMS6251 – Molecular Therapy I – Vectors and Molecular Mechanisms
College of Medicine
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GMS6905 – Independent Studies in Medical Sciences
College of Medicine
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GMS6090 – Research in Medical Sciences
College of Medicine
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GMS6971 – Research for Master’s Thesis
College of Medicine
Board Certifications
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Hematology-OncologyAmerican Board of Pediatrics
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PediatricsAmerican Board of Pediatrics
Clinical Profile
Specialties
- Neurosurgery
- Pediatrics
Subspecialties
- Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Areas of Interest
- Brain tumor – children
Research Profile
Areas of Interest
- Immunotherapeutics for CNS malignancies
- Pediatric brain tumors
Publications
Academic Articles
Grants
Education
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Fellowship – Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Duke University Medical Center
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Ph.D.
Duke University
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Residency – Pediatrics
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
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M.D.
University at Buffalo
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B.S.
Fordham University
Contact Details
- Business:
- (352) 273-9000
- Business:
- elias.sayour@neurosurgery.ufl.edu
- Business Mailing:
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PO BOX 100265
PO BOX 100265
DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY
GAINESVILLE FL 326100265 - Business Street:
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L2-100
1149 Newell Dr.
GAINESVILLE FL 32611