History of Our Name:
Where does the name come from? "Onco" comes from the Greek word "onkos" which means burden. The burden of cancer is something felt and well recognized today. The study and treatment of cancer (oncology) ranges from basic research to patient bedside care. For one individual, the burden of cancer can seem too much to bear. However, if you take that burden and spread it between a group of unified individuals, the load is lightened. The goal of the OncoSlayers is to “slay” the burden of cancer, and we would like your help.

Please join our Anti-Cancer Challenge (ACC) Team. Founded at the start of the ACC in 2017, the OncoSlayers are the official Team of the UCI Cancer Research Institute (CRI). Led by Graduate Students from the Cancer Biology Training Grant (T32-CA009054) and the School of Medicine, this team welcome all community members, staff, faculty, students and researchers to join. This team holds fundraising events through-out the year. Past events included coffee, bake goods, hikes, bike rides, and succulent/plant sales.

Please contact the Cancer Research Institute office if you have any questions and wish to be added to the events list-serv (cri@uci.edu)


For this year, 2024, We would like to dedicate our team's fundraising efforts in memory of a dear colleague, Dr. Gina Lee.

Some words from Dr. Fruman:
"I hope you will join our efforts to raise money for the 2024 Anti-Cancer Challenge, with all funds returning to our labs to advance promising projects to tackle the ongoing cancer problem. It doesn’t take much time to make a real difference."