Our Fellows

A fellow presents research at the Annual College of Gastroenterology Conference

A year of dedicated research time under the one-on-one supervision of a talented mentor is transformative in students’ careers. The goal of the DDRF Fellowship program is to teach the exceptional student to be a physician and a scientist, rather than one or the other. Historically, physician-scientists have produced many of the major advances in combating disease. They unite the urgency of the ill patient with the power of the scientific method. These talented young people represent tomorrow’s leaders in medicine.

Current Fellows

  • Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai MD/MPH program

    Undergraduate Degree: University of Chicago, BA in History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Science and Medicine, Minor in Human Rights

    Research Focus: Cecilia is investigating MASLD and its implications in pregnancy. She is focusing on steatotic liver disease in patients both with and without PCOS, as well as obesity, and looking at pregnancy outcomes. She is also incorporating lipidomics and metabolomics, as well as nutritional assessments, into her research. In addition, she is focused on the epidemiology of delta hepatitis and HBV in New York City-based cohorts. 

  • Residency: Internal Medicine, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel

    Medical School: Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

    Undergraduate Degree: Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, BS in Medical Sciences

    Research Focus: Dr. Savin-Shalom’s research is generally focused on the impact of nutrition in patients with IBD. Her main projects include evaluating the impact of malnutrition (both protein calorie malnutrition as well as overweight and obesity) on IBD related outcomes and the novel use of ultrasound to evaluate nutritional status in patients with IBD. Finally, she is researching safety and efficacy of GLP1 agonist medications in patients with IBD.

  • Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Undergraduate Degree: University of California, Berkley, BA in Public Health

    Research Focus: Tsion’s research is aimed at understanding and improving colorectal cancer screening efforts. She is currently working on the following projects: 1) studying the implementation and effects of direct access screening through the Mount Sinai CHOICE program, 2) analyzing the time from positive stool test to colonoscopy and its associated pathologies, and 3) understanding acculturation as it pertains to African-born immigrants and perception of colorectal cancer risk and screening adherence.

Past Fellows

  • Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Undergraduate Degree: Baruch College, BA Biological Sciences & Psychology

    Research Focus: My research efforts are focused on validating intestinal ultrasound scoring systems for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis in both children and adults, aiming to detect postoperative Crohn’s recurrence in adults and monitor children undergoing biologic therapy. Additionally, I seek to gain procedural experience in intestinal ultrasound to train other gastroenterologists and promote its use in IBD centers nationwide for disease monitoring.

  • Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

    Undergraduate Degree: Grinnell College, BA Classics

    Research Focus: Our lab is developing a model for the early detection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma through the application of deep learning methods combined with expert domain knowledge to Electronic Health Records (EHR) data. Michael will be leveraging these techniques in a parallel effort to develop models for the early detection of gastric and esophageal cancer by converting EHR data into a machine-readable format followed by building and optimizing candidate models using modern machine learning methods. In the long term this project also has the potential identify novel predictors of gastric and esophageal cancer.

  • Residency Program: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Internal Medicine PGY-1

    Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Undergraduate Degree: McGill University, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Interest in Social Justice and Public Health

    Research Focus: Marcia is investigating pregnancy and fertility outcomes in women with NAFLD/NASH.

  • Residency Program: Mount Sinai, Internal Medicine PGY-1

    Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Undergraduate Degree: Cornell University, BSc Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.

    Research Focus: While CRC screening rates in NYC have improved greatly in the past two decades, achieving the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable's goal of "80% in Every Community" will require further innovation in care delivery. The Mount Sinai Health System is leveraging its interconnectedness and high resource availability to develop a comprehensive screening program that incorporates patient navigation, digital navigation, EMR optimization, and systemwide practice changes. Parth analyzes data to determine screening program strengths and weaknesses, participates in ongoing program optimization, and hopes to develop community outreach strategies to engage historically under-screened populations.

  • Fellowship Training/Residency Program: BMC, Hematology and Oncology; Boston University, Internal Medicine

    Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

    Undergraduate Degree: Williams College, History Major.

    Research Focus: Quinn is investigating alterations in the oral and esophageal microbiome associated with Barrett's esophagus and high grade dysplasia or esophageal adenocarcinoma.

  • Current Position: Internist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    Residency Program: Columbia University, Internal Medicine

    Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

    Undergraduate Degree: Wesleyan University, Biology Major.

    Research Focus: Brittany developed an electronic health record-based prediction tool to target patients for non-endoscopic Barrett’s esophagus screening. Investigated alterations in the oral microbiome associated with Barrett’s esophagus and Barrett’s esophagus with advanced neoplasia.

  • Current Position: Internist at NYU

    Residency: UCLA, Internal Medicine.

    Medical School: Stanford University Medical School.

    Undergraduate Degree: Harvard University, Neurobiology with minor in Economics.

    Research Focus: Nathan studied trends in hepatocellular carcinoma epidemiology, predictive modeling of long-term survival.

  • Current Position: Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care) Residency: Penn Medicine, Internal Medicine.

    Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, May 2016.

    Undergraduate Degree: Williams College, Magna cum Laude, Political Science.

    Research Focus: A study to determine the rate of complete resection of sessile serrated adenomas (SSA) during colonoscopy using the SF/NY technique – a technique developed by DDRF physician scientist mentor investigators. These investigators believe that using this technique will achieve a higher rate of complete resection of SSAs – a common potentially pre-cancerous polyp.

  • Current Position: Urologist, Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center

    Residency: University of California, San Francisco, Urology.

    Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine, May 2014.

    Undergraduate Degree: University of California, Berkeley, BA English, 2006.

    Research Focus: To develop the nascent field of obesity research by providing a platform for resolution of obesity and its consequences such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and sleep disorders. Bariatric surgery, with its pronounced, consistent treatment effect allows for a unique opportunity for collaboration where many disease processes may be studied such as the relationship between the aging process and weight loss using the rate of telomere degeneration as a marker of aging.

  • Current Position: Gastroenterologist at Stamford Health

    Fellowship: Gastroenterology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

    Residency: Resident at Georgetown University Hospital, Internal Medicine.

    Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, May 2013.

    Graduate: MBA, McColl School of Business, May 2010.

    Undergraduate Degree: Princeton University, A.B. Mathematics.

    Research Focus: Two research studies related to the sessile serrated adenoma/polyp (SSP), a common precursor lesion to colorectal carcinoma.

  • Current Position: Internist in New York, NY

    Residency: Lenox Hill Hospital, Internal Medicine.

    Medical School: SUNY Downstate College of Medicine.

    Undergraduate Degree: CUNY Honors College/Baruch College, BBA May 2006.

    Research Focus: Co-published a paper on the physical characters of sessile serrated adenoma/polyps, a precancerous polyp. Submitted for publication an instructional video demonstrating expert technique on the identification and resection of sessile serrated adenoma/polyps.

  • Current Position: Cardiologist in Philadelphia, PA

    Fellowship: Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist, Yale-New Haven Medical Center

    Residency: New York Presbyterian-Columbia, Internal Medicine

    Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

    Undergraduate Degree: Georgetown, B.S. Biology, magna cum laude.

    Research Focus: A study on gastrin and its association with dysplasia and adenocarcinoma in Barrett’s Esophagus patients.

  • Current Position: Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine at NYU

    Fellowship: Gastroenterology, NYU Langone Medical Center.

    Residency: NYU Langone Medical Center, Internal Medicine.

    Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with Distinction in Research, May 2009.

    Undergraduate Degree: University of Pennsylvania, B.A. European History.

    Research Focus: A study examining the way in which ulcers heal with the use of common medication.

  • Current Position: Health Science Specialist at U.S. Department of Veterans

    Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine.

    Undergraduate Degree: Brandeis University, B.S. Psychology.

    Research Focus: Various studies from 2006-2009.

  • Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Undergraduate Degree: Duke University, BA Psychology

    Research Focus: My research focuses on precision medicine, a medical model that uses individual patients’ data, including their own genetics, to help determine the best approach to prevent or treat disease. Dermatologic manifestations, including atopic dermatitis and psoriasis, are known to be an adverse reaction induced by some IBD-related therapies. Specifically, we are interested in analyzing the skin profiles of biologic-naïve IBD patients before and during treatment with anti-TNF biologic therapy. The identification of distinct skin profiles has the potential to direct providers to prescribe more personalized therapeutic choices for the IBD patient population.

  • Residency Program: Brown University, Pediatrics PGY-1 Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Undergraduate Degree: Wellesley College, BA Chemistry

    Research Focus: Alexandra is investigating human mucosal immunology research in inflammatory bowel diseases.

  • Residency Program: Columbia University, Internal Medicine PGY-1

    Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Undergraduate Degree: Duke University, BA in International Comparative Studies with minors in Global Health and Mathematics

    Research Focus: During the height of the pandemic, research focused on prevention and acute treatment of COVID-19 infection in patients with IBD and other immune-mediated inflammatory diseases, many of whom are on immunosuppressant medications. Now, as the Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC) are increasingly becoming recognized and better defined, new questions about immune-mediated diseases and the impact of immunosuppressant medications require evaluation. In her research, Emily will study PASC outcomes in patients with IBD and the effects of immunosuppressant medications on those outcomes.

  • Residency Program: Mount Sinai, Internal Medicine PGY-3

    Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Undergraduate Degree: Yale University, BA in Ethnicity, Race, and Migration.

    Research Focus: Using a database of pancreatic cancer patients at Mount Sinai, Marlon is examining the link between patient glycemic profiles and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, with the hope of establishing HgbA1c and fasting blood glucose levels as markers of early disease.

  • Fellowship Training/Residency Program: Weill Cornell, Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Weill Cornell, Internal Medicine

    Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Undergraduate Degree: Duke University, BA in Political Science, minor in Philosophy.

    Research Focus: Ari was working to establish an online registry of patients at high-risk of developing pancreatic cancer, such as those with a significant family history of pancreatic cancer or with a personal or family history of a genetic syndrome known to be associated with pancreatic cancer. Through this online survey, physician-scientists hope to establish a better understanding of how family history, environmental exposures and inflammatory lesions in the pancreas contribute to the development of pancreatic cancer.

  • Current Position: Internist in New York, NY

    Residency Program: Mount Sinai, Internal Medicine

    Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.

    Undergraduate Degree: Princeton University, A.B. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.

    Research Focus: Adam undertook an investigation of the role of Natural Killer (NK) cells in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease. Defining the phenotype of NK cells in peripheral blood and colonic tissue in patients with IBD as well as assessing the functional changes in this cell population.

  • Current Position: Preventive Medicine Physician in Columbia, SC Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Internal Medicine.

    Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

    Undergraduate Degree: Columbia University, Creative Writing with pre-med concentration.

    Research Focus: Prapti worked on an analysis of major and life-threatening gastrointestinal bleeding events in atrial fibrillation patients during the Randomized Evaluation of Long Term Anticoagulant Therapy (RE-LY) trial, as well as a review of the current status of the direct oral anticoagulation agents from the hematology and gastroenterology perspectives.

  • Current Position: Endocrinologist and Clinical Assistant Professor, NYU

    Fellowship: New York Presbyterian / Weill Cornell, Endocrinology.

    Residency: University of Pittsburg, Internal Medicine.

    Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, May 2016.

    Undergraduate Degree: Columbia University, Magna cum Laude, Philosophy.

    Research Focus: Sumedha characterized the prevalence and location of colorectal adenomas among average-risk Puerto Ricans and Dominicans in the U.S. who underwent screening colonoscopy at Mount Sinai Hospital. She also assessed colorectal cancer screening test preferences among black and Latino patients at Mount Sinai’s primary care clinic in East Harlem.

  • Current Position: Interventional Gastroenterologist at UCLA Health Fellowship: Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University of Colorado Hospital

    Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Internal Medicine.

    Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with Distinction in Research, May 2014

    Undergraduate Degree: University of Pennsylvania, BA English and History.

    Research Focus: Focus on techniques and technologies for detection, diagnosis including histopathologic accuracy, and resection of Sessile Serrated Polyps.

  • Current Position: Gastroenterologist, Peak Gastroenterology, Colorado / Research Instructor, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center.

    Residency: Oregon Health & Science University, Portland Oregon.

    Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine, December 2012.

    Graduate: University of Hawaii, MBA 2004 and University of Wisconsin, PhD 2007.

    Undergraduate Degree: University of California, B.S. cum laude Biological Sciences 2000.

    Research Focus: A study to identify a biomarker to be used to differentiate diseased & normal cell states in monitoring the progression from GERD to esophageal adenocarcinoma.

  • Currently: Clinical Assistant Professor/Attending physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine at NYC Health + Hospitals/ Kings County, Brooklyn

    Residency: Emergency Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Kings County Hospital.

    Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with Distinction in Research, May 2011.

    Undergraduate Degree: Emory University, B.S. Neuroscience & Behavioral Biology.

    Research Focus: A microarray analysis of gene changes in gastric mucosa related to treatment with naproxen.

  • Current Position: Assistant Professor of Medicine/Associate Director, GI Fellowship Program, Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hostra/Northwell.

    Masters Degree: University of Pennsylvania, Masters in Medical Education, MSEd.

    Fellowship: Post Residency GI Fellowship, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.

    Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai completed 2013.

    Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with Distinction in Research, May 2010.

    Undergraduate Degree: Brown University, B.S. Bio-Medical Ethics.

    Research Focus: A study of the markers of cell proliferation & new blood vessel formation in the healing of gastric and duodenal ulcers.

  • Currently: Physician Assistant, Hospital for Special Surgery.

    Graduate School: Emory University College of Medicine.

    Undergraduate Degree: Georgetown University, B.A. Comparative Literature.

    Research Focus: Various ulcer studies including the use of common medications in healing & cell proliferation & new blood vessel formation in the healing of gastric and duodenal ulcers.

  • Currently: Gastroenterologist, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.

    Fellowship: Post Residency GI Fellowship, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.

    Residency: Internal Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, June 2014.

    Undergraduate Degree: University of Pennsylvania, magna cum laude, economics & history.

    Research Focus: A global survey of GI professionals on their endoscopic sedation practices.

  • Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Undergraduate Degree: Columbia University, Neuroscience, Business Administration

    Research Focus: Gabrielle is investigating clinical outcomes in patients with ulcerative colitis who test positive for C. Difficile.

  • Residency Program: Massachusetts General Hospital, Internal Medicine PGY-1 Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Undergraduate Degree: Harvard College, AB Molecular and Cellular Biology

    Research Focus: A growing body of literature suggests that alteration of the gastrointestinal microbiome may influence tumor development, response to therapy, and survival in patients with pancreatic cancer. Using the SEER-Medicare population-based cancer registry linked with Medicare Part D we will seek to understand whether antibiotic use impacts survival among patients diagnosed with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). We hypothesize that antibiotic use increases the risk of PDAC development, while antibiotic use following diagnosis improves survival. This research has the potential to improve the management of patients at increased risk of developing PDAC as well as those with a confirmed PDAC diagnosis.

  • Residency Program: Stanford University, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology PGY-1

    Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

    Undergraduate Degree: Arizona State University, BS Biochemistry, BS Biology (Genetics, cell and developmental biology).

    Research Focus: We are delighted to welcome Minami back for a second year as a DDRF fellow. Minami has recently submitted a publication with data supporting the safety and continued clinically indicated use of common inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) medications during the pandemic and their potential role in the treatment of COVID-19 based on common transcriptional similarities between the inflamed intestines of IBD patients and severe COVID-19. In the coming year, she plans to focus on GI involvement of COVID-19 and mucosal immune changes both in the acute setting and following infection resolution.

  • Residency Program: Montefiore Medical Center, Internal Medicine PGY-3

    Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Undergraduate Degree: Syracuse University, Major in Biology integrated with Neuroscience, Minor in African American Studies.

    Research Focus: While the incidence of colorectal cancer has been falling in adults aged 50 and older, there has been an increase incidence in adults under the age of 50. Some proposed factors responsible for the increasing incidence include BMI, lower levels of physical activity, antibiotic use, and environmental factors such as pesticides. Lewis is researching the feasibility of identifying the best way to enroll patients in a case-control trial to investigate the factors associated with the rising incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer (EO-CRC) in order to work towards controlling the risk at the population level.

  • Fellowship Training/Residency Program: Massachusetts General Hospital, Addiction Medicine; Massachusetts General Hospital, Internal Medicine

    Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, expected graduation May 2020.

    Undergraduate Degree: University of Chicago, Major in Biology (with concentration in Endocrinology), Minor in Visual Arts.

    Research Focus: Emily studied the role of fecal matter transplant (FMT) in severe and fulminant C. difficile infection. She also conducted a review of the literature in this area. Additionally, she analyzed the effects of pre- and post-operative C. difficile infection in patients with Ulcerative Colitis who have undergone Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis.

  • Current Position: Forensic Pathologist in New York, NY

    Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Pathology.

    Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

    Undergraduate Degree: Columbia University , English and Comparative Literature.

    Research Focus: Cynthia worked on using a systems pathology approach to improve outcome prediction of neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas and small bowel.

  • Fellowship: Advanced/Transplant Hepatology at University of California, San Francisco

    Residency: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Internal Medicine

    Medical School: University of California Davis School of Medicine, May 2017.

    Undergraduate Degree: San Jose State University, Microbiology with a minor in Chemistry

    Research Focus: Nghiem worked with Dr. Mindie Nguyen at Stanford University School of Medicine on a retrospective cohort study to determine the differences among Asian- American and non- Asian patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, increasingly recognized as the most common liver disease in Western countries.

  • Current Position: Anesthesiologist, New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

    Residency: University of Rochester Medical School, Anesthesiology.

    Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, May 2015.

    Undergraduate Degree: Princeton University A.B. Sociology, 2009.

    Research Focus: A study to investigate whether delayed start times have a negative impact on colonoscopy quality as measured by metrics including adenoma detection rate.

  • Current Position: Gastroenterologist in Boston, MA

    Fellowship: Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School.

    Residency: Stanford University Medical Center, Internal Medicine.

    Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine, June 2013.

    Undergraduate Degree: University of California, Los Angeles, B.A. in American Politics.

    Research Focus: An investigation of the incidence and predictors of hepatitis B surface antigen seroclearance, a rare event but one of the most durable, desirable, and clinically meaningful endpoints in the natural history of hepatitis B.

  • Current Position: Internist in Durham, North Carolina

    Residency: Primary Care at Cambridge Health Alliance at Harvard University.

    Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with Distinction in Research, May 2013.

    Undergraduate Degree: Princeton University, B.S. Music.

    Research Focus: A study of endoscopic & molecular characteristics of a pre-cancerous sessile serrated colon polyps which are difficult to detect & remove during colonoscopy.

  • Current Position: Psychiatrist in Burlington, Vermont

    Residency: University of Vermont College of Medicine, Psychiatry.

    Medical School: University of Vermont College of Medicine, May 2015.

    Graduate School: Union Graduate College – Mount Sinai School of Medicine, MSB.

    Undergraduate Degree: Yeshiva University, B.A. Philosophy.

    Research Focus: An analysis of gene changes in gastric mucosa related to treatment with naproxen.

  • Fellowship: Attending Physician in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine/Associate Director of Critical Care Services, Downstate Health Sciences University

    Residency: NYU Langone Medical Center, Internal Medicine.

    Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, May 2010.

    Undergraduate Degree: Wesleyan University, B.A. Economics & Psychology.

    Research Focus: A study of abnormal cell growth for the early detection of Barrett’s Esophagus and Esophageal Cancer.

  • Currently: Gastroenterologist, NYGA private practice.

    Fellowship: GI Fellowship, NYU Langone Medical Center

    Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine

    Undergraduate Degree: Tufts University, B.S. Biology and Community Health

    Research Focus: A study on the effect of common pain medication on the GI tract & the ability to ameliorate these effects with an anti-ulcer medication.

  • Currently: Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist, Northwestern Medicine.

    Fellowship: Post Residency GI Fellowship at University of Chicago Medicine.

    Residency: University of Chicago Medicine, 2013.

    Medical School: New York Medical College, May 2010.

    Undergraduate Degree: University of Colorado, Boulder, May 2003.

    Research Focus: An analysis of endoscopic sedation practices from a postal survey of 5,000 nationwide gastroenterologists.

  • Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Undergraduate Degree: Johns Hopkins University, BA in Public Health Studies

    Research Focus: Lauren's research is focused on understanding the epidemiology of hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection and gaps in care in a New York City-based cohort. She is working on the following projects: 1) utilizing an existing New York City database to determine rates of HDV testing and positivity, evaluate the prevalence of clinical comorbidities and liver-related disease progression among patients with HDV, and assess the association between HDV positivity and social determinants of health, 2) conducting a retrospective study of patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and HDV infections in the Mount Sinai Health System, and 3) studying how the implementation of HDV reflex testing impacts rates of HDV screening among patients with HBV.

  • Medical School: New York Medical College

    Undergraduate Degree: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S. in Biological Engineering

    Research Focus: Regardless of whether surgery is recommended, the majority of pancreatic ductal carcinoma (PDAC) patients undergo standard chemotherapy, which unfortunately offers limited benefits, typically resulting in a median overall survival of less than 12 months. Recent research highlights the significant impact of the PDAC microbiome on disease progression and suggests that the tumor microbiota might affect the effectiveness of chemotherapy. My objective is to expand on existing research by exploring the potential effects of specific medications, like antibiotics and antifungals, on survival rates for PDAC patients undergoing standard treatment.

  • Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Undergraduate Degree: Stanford University, BS in Human Biology

    Research Focus: Jeanette is investigating fatty liver during pregnancy. Her project focuses on recruiting pregnant patients to assess the prevalence of fatty liver, as well as associated pregnancy outcomes. Through this research, we hope to gain a better understanding of the pathophysiology of fatty liver within the pregnancy setting.

  • Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Undergraduate Degree: University of Virginia, BA Biology

    Research Focus: Nicholas is investigating the effects of neoadjuvant immunotherapy on cancer cells, stromal cells, and infiltrating immune cells in colorectal cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma. His project focuses primarily on "window-of-opportunity" trials, during which patients receive neoadjuvant therapy prior to surgical resection. These studies provide a unique opportunity to study the effects of novel therapies on the tumor microenvironment and to identify factors that may allow clinicians to predict response.