Research Opportunities
During your fellowship, you’ll have protected time to pursue your own academic and research interests as well as clinical rotations and the opportunity for one elective month. Research opportunities abound in every area, from basic and translation science to outcomes and quality of care.
In addition to our own world-class Shared Resources, we share resources with the Structural Biology Research Center at the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute and the New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences of the University at Buffalo.
You’ll have four dedicated months of research, divided between first- and second-year rotations allow for longitudinal projects.
Each year, you’ll complete at least two academic projects for national presentation and peer-reviewed publication. A few of our recent publications include:
- Benesch MGK, Ramos-Santillan VO, Rog CJ, Nelson ED, Takabe K. (2024). Epidemiology of Adenosquamous Carcinomas. World J. Oncol. 15(3), 432-453. PMID: 38751700 PMCID: PMC11092416
- Nelson ED, Benesch MGK, Wu R, Ishikawa T, Takabe K. (2024). High E1F4EBP1 Expression Reflects mTOR Pathway Activity and Cancer Cell Proliferation and is a Biomarker for Poor Breast Cancer Prognosis. Am. J. Cancer Res. 14(1), 227-242. PMID: 38323277 PMCID: PMC10839327
- Ramos-Santillan V, Oshi M, Nelson E, Endo I, Takabe K. (2024). High Ki67 Gene Expression Is Associated with Aggressive Phenotype in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. World J Oncol. 2024 Apr;15(2):257-267. PMID: 38545476 PMCID: PMC10965267
- Hagerty BL, Fekrmandi F, Schneider T, Fountzilas C, Stiles Z, Kukar M, Calvo B, Cherkassky L. (2024). Chemotherapy switch for nonresponse or progression on neoadjuvant chemotherapy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. J Surg Oncol. 2024 Aug 19. doi: 10.1002/jso.27803. PMID: 39155683
- Benesch MGK, Cherkassky L, Nurkin SJ. (2024). Multi-omic analysis: a possible platform towards personalized and adaptable cancer treatment. Ann. Surg. Oncol. 2024 Aug;31(8):4831-4833. PMID: 38777897
- Benesch MGK, Skitzki JJ. (2024). Impact of Anesthesia Choice in Cutaneous Melanoma Surgery. Melanoma Res. 34(1), 16-21. PMID: 37924527 PMCID: PMC10842619
- Benesch MGK, Nelson ED, O’Brien SBL. (2024). Location Has Prognostic Impact on the Outcome of Colorectal Mucinous Adenocarcinomas. Cancers 16(1), 147PMID: 38201574 PMCID: PMC10778219
Direct patient care
Your patient care responsibilities during your fellowship will require no emergency room coverage. There is also no general surgery coverage or call. With a large complement of fellows on a relatively light call schedule, you’ll have a 1 in 8 weekend call.
You’ll be backed by our strong support staff, including APPs for floor coverage both day and night, as well as in each clinic.