
Elias Joseph Sayour MD PhD
Professor, Neurological Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine
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1600 Sw Archer RdGainesville, FL 32610
Phone+1 352-273-9000
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Education & Training
Duke UniversityPh.D., Pathology, 2012 - 2015
Duke University HospitalFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 2010 - 2013
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Cohen Children's Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 2007 - 2010
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 2007
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2013 - 2028
NY State Medical License 2009 - 2020
NC State Medical License 2010 - 2014
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Clinical Trials
- Adoptive Cellular Therapy in Pediatric Patients With High-grade Gliomas Start of enrollment: 2018 Aug 27
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 26 citationsIntratumoral bacteria are immunosuppressive and promote immunotherapy resistance in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.Natalie L Silver, Jin Dai, Travis D Kerr, Jessica Altemus, Rekha Garg
Nature Cancer. 2026-01-01 - A Rapid Method for Accurately Determining Lipid Nanoparticle Size Using Nano-Flow Cytometry.Brittany Rein, Christiano Marconi, Daniil Shabashvilli, Paul Chipman, Mary Gragg
Journal of Biomolecular Techniques. 2026-01-01 - 1 citationsSystemic mRNA aggregates elicit immunologic reprogramming that unlocks anti-cancer immunity.Hector R Mendez-Gomez, John A Ligon, Ashley P Ghiaseddin, Elias J Sayour
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 2025-12-01
Press Mentions
A New mRNA Vaccine Could Prevent Skin Cancer From ReturningAugust 19th, 2026
A Cancer Vaccine?January 12th, 2026
Covid Vaccines May Increase the Lifespan of Cancer Patients – This Could Be a Game ChangerNovember 12th, 2025
Grant Support
- RNA Loaded Nanoparticle Aggregates for GlioblastomaUNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA2026–2031
- Overcoming the blood-brain barrier with nanoparticle vaccines against gliomasUNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA2026–2028
- A phase I study of RNA-lipid particle vaccines for newly-diagnosed glioblastoma, IND19304 08/21/2020UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA2022–2028
- Overcoming metastatic spread of osteosarcoma with RNA loaded nanoparticlesUNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA2022–2027
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