University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

12/28/2025

2025 Staff awards
April Encee
As a Nurse Navigator, April often goes out of her way to help patients navigate through the process emotionally, logistically, and financially; including researching the availability of grants and other financial support for patients.

12/27/2025

2025 Staff Awards
Annie Padilla
Annie has provided exceptional support to the Clinical Research Office. She consistently demonstrates exceptional dedication to her patients, ensuring their safety while upholding the rigorous standards and criteria of each clinical trial.

12/26/2025

2025 Staff Awards
Ana Mejia
Ana is the go-to person for patients who may have lost jobs, homes, and are desperate for help to keep getting their treatments. Her work helps patients navigate the difficulty of going through diagnosis and treatment with scarce resources.

12/25/2025

2025 Staff Awards
Amy Zarick Jones
As the pharmacist in the outpatient pharmacy, Amy assures patients are familiar with their medications and treatment plans. Amy also ensures the pharmacy staff’s needs are taken care of. She is the reason why the pharmacy is so successful.

12/25/2025

The UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center will be closed Dec. 24 and 25. Happy holidays.

12/24/2025

2025 Staff Awards
Amy Liotta
Amy handles the numerous public events including the Lobo Cancer Challenge with more than 1,925 Challengers this year, raising more than $500,000 and making it a premier community event.

12/23/2025

2025 Staff Award
Amaris Swann
She and her team have provided outstanding results and ensured strong outcomes for a complex grant renewal. Her attention to detail, understanding of business processes is a testament to her strong contributions to our center.

12/22/2025

We're celebrating our 2025 staff awards in the next few weeks
Today we honor
Almareena Garcia
No matter how busy or stressful a shift gets, she never hesitates to step in when someone’s struggling, and she does it with patience and grace.

12/20/2025

Congratulations to Sangeetha Prabhakaran, MD, on her contributions to “The science of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL): perspectives from the SITC Surgery Committee” published in the Journal for ImmunoTherapy for Cancer.
https://bit.ly/4jb3LA4

12/19/2025

Congratulations to UNMCCC HemOnc Fellow Neilmegh Lakshma Varada, DO, on publication of “Case Report: Multiple immune related adverse events in a patient with metastatic melanoma” in Frontiers in Immunology. David Savage, MD, PhD, and UNM BA/MD student Olivia Yang were contributing authors on the paper.
https://bit.ly/44DgVzz

12/18/2025