Assistant Professor
-
Department of Surgery, Cancer Control (SMD)
Credentials
Education
PhD | University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry.Pathology.2014
MS | University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry.Pathology.2009
BS | Lincoln University.Biology.2004
Research
Dr. Nikesha Gilmore is a tenure track Assistant Professor in the department of Surgery, Division of Supportive Care in Cancer at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC). She is a translational scientist with a strong background and training in molecular mechanisms, behavioral medicine, and...
Dr. Nikesha Gilmore is a tenure track Assistant Professor in the department of Surgery, Division of Supportive Care in Cancer at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC). She is a translational scientist with a strong background and training in molecular mechanisms, behavioral medicine, and health disparities/health equity. Dr. Gilmore’s research focuses on two main areas: 1) the development of interventions to mechanistically target frailty in older adults with cancer and to develop evidence-based solutions to foster health equity for older Black cancer survivors and 2) to improve the relationships between older Black patients with cancer and their caregivers with oncologists.
Dr. Gilmore has been awarded a NCI-funded K01, NIH-funded KL2, an NCI-funded supplement, and institution-funded pilot grants to 1) understand the underlying mechanisms of frailty in older adults with cancer, 2) investigate the safety and feasibility of an intervention aimed to treat frailty in older cancer survivors with an emphasis on older Black survivors, and 3) understand the relationship between medical mistrust and patient-centered communication in order to improve the relationships between older Black patients and their caregivers with oncologists within the Rochester community by alleviating medical mistrust through optimized patient-centered communication.
Dr. Gilmore is also passionate about finding ways to reduce barriers individuals from all marginalized backgrounds face to clinical research careers. Thus, she co-founded the “Empowering students through Research Enrichment Actives in Cancer Control and Cancer Care Delivery: EmREACh” Student Enrichment Program. EmREACh enrolls undergraduate students from disadvantaged and marginalized backgrounds with the aimed at reducing barriers that these students face in pursuing careers in healthcare.
Kadambi S, Kehoe L, Wells M, Patil A, Lei L, Lewis-Thames MW, Job A, Zhang Y, Flannery M, Gilmore N, Vogel VG, Philip T, Hopkins JO, Whitehead M, Magnuson A, Mohile S, Norton SA
Journal of geriatric oncology.. 2025 January 16 (1):102065. Epub 09/10/2024.
Gilmore N, Li Y, Seplaki CL, Sohn M, Yang Y, Li CS, Loh KP, Lin PJ, Kleckner A, Mohamed M, Vertino P, Peppone L, Mustian K, Kadambi S, Corso SW, Esparaz B, Giguere JK, Mohile S, Janelsins MC
Loh KP, Wang Y, Sanapala C, Gilmore N, Netherby-Winslow C, Mendler JH, Liesveld J, Huselton E, Williams AM, Klepin HD, Jensen-Battaglia M, Mustian K, Vertino P, Susiarjo M, Janelsins MC
Experimental gerontology.. 2024 March 187 :112364. Epub 01/25/2024.
Loh KP, Sanapala C, Jensen-Battaglia M, Rana A, Sohn MB, Watson E, Gilmore N, Klepin HD, Mendler JH, Liesveld J, Huselton E, LoCastro M, Susiarjo M, Netherby-Winslow C, Williams AM, Mustian K, Vertino P, Janelsins MC
European journal of medical research.. 2023 May 3028 (1):180. Epub 05/30/2023.
Belcher EK, Culakova E, Gilmore NJ, Hardy SJ, Kleckner AS, Kleckner IR, Lei L, Heckler C, Sohn MB, Thompson BD, Lotta LT, Werner ZA, Geer J, Hopkins JO, Corso SW, Rich DQ, van Wijngaarden E, Janelsins MC
Journal of the National Cancer Institute.. 2022 May 9114 (5):712-721. Epub 1900 01 01.
Gilmore N, Xu H, Kehoe L, Kleckner AS, Moorthi K, Lei L, Mohamed MRS, Loh KPM, Culakova E, Flannery M, Ramsdale E, Duberstein PR, Canin B, Kamen C, Giri G, Watson E, Patil A, Onitilo AA, Burnette B, Janelsins M, Mohile SG
Cancer.. 2022 March 1128 (5):1101-1109. Epub 11/11/2021.
Gilmore N, Kehoe L, Bauer J, Xu H, Hall B, Wells M, Lei L, Culakova E, Flannery M, Grossman VA, Sardari RA, Subramanya H, Kadambi S, Belcher E, Kettinger J, O'Rourke MA, Dib EG, Vogelzang NJ, Dale W, Mohile S
The oncologist.. 2021 December 26 (12):e2181-e2191. Epub 09/19/2021.
Mohile SG, Mohamed MR, Xu H, Culakova E, Loh KP, Magnuson A, Flannery MA, Obrecht S, Gilmore N, Ramsdale E, Dunne RF, Wildes T, Plumb S, Patil A, Wells M, Lowenstein L, Janelsins M, Mustian K, Hopkins JO, Berenberg J, Anthony N, Dale W
Lancet.. 2021 November 20398 (10314):1894-1904. Epub 11/03/2021.
Xu H, Kadambi S, Mohile SG, Yang S, Kehoe LA, Wells M, Culakova E, Kamen C, Obrecht S, Mohamed M, Gilmore NJ, Magnuson A, Grossman VA, Hopkins JO, Geer J, Berenberg J, Mustian K, Cupertino A, Mohile N, Loh KP
Journal of geriatric oncology.. 2021 September 12 (7):1015-1021. Epub 04/12/2021.
Mohamed MR, Ramsdale E, Loh KP, Xu H, Patil A, Gilmore N, Obrecht S, Wells M, Nightingale G, Juba KM, Faller B, Onitilo A, Bradley T, Culakova E, Holmes H, Mohile SG
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN.. 2021 January 2219 (3):267-274. Epub 01/22/2021.
Mohile SG, Epstein RM, Hurria A, Heckler CE, Canin B, Culakova E, Duberstein P, Gilmore N, Xu H, Plumb S, Wells M, Lowenstein LM, Flannery MA, Janelsins M, Magnuson A, Loh KP, Kleckner AS, Mustian KM, Hopkins JO, Liu JJ, Geer J, Gorawara-Bhat R, Morrow GR, Dale W
JAMA oncology.. 2020 February 16 (2):196-204. Epub 1900 01 01.
Loh KP, Mohile SG, Epstein RM, McHugh C, Flannery M, Culakova E, Lei L, Wells M, Gilmore N, Babu D, Whitehead MI, Dale W, Hurria A, Wittink M, Magnuson A, Conlin A, Thomas M, Berenberg J, Duberstein PR
Cancer.. 2019 July 15125 (14):2506-2513. Epub 03/28/2019.
Loh KP, Mohile SG, Lund JL, Epstein R, Lei L, Culakova E, McHugh C, Wells M, Gilmore N, Mohamed MR, Kamen C, Aarne V, Conlin A, Bearden J, Onitilo A, Wittink M, Dale W, Hurria A, Duberstein P
The oncologist.. 2019 June 24 (6):e292-e302. Epub 04/23/2019.
Kehoe LA, Xu H, Duberstein P, Loh KP, Culakova E, Canin B, Hurria A, Dale W, Wells M, Gilmore N, Kleckner AS, Lund J, Kamen C, Flannery M, Hoerger M, Hopkins JO, Liu JJ, Geer J, Epstein R, Mohile SG
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.. 2019 May 67 (5):969-977. Epub 03/29/2019.
Magnuson A, Lei L, Gilmore N, Kleckner AS, Lin FV, Ferguson R, Hurria A, Wittink MN, Esparaz BT, Giguere JK, Misleh J, Bautista J, Mohile SG, Janelsins MC
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.. 2019 May 67 (5):928-936. Epub 1900 01 01.
Mohile SG, Magnuson A, Pandya C, Velarde C, Duberstein P, Hurria A, Loh KP, Wells M, Plumb S, Gilmore N, Flannery M, Wittink M, Epstein R, Heckler CE, Janelsins M, Mustian K, Hopkins JO, Liu J, Peri S, Dale W
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN.. 2018 March 16 (3):301-309. Epub 1900 01 01.
