https://maitralabnyu.com/author/peter-yu/Peter YuHugo Blox Builder (https://hugoblox.com)en-ushttps://maitralabnyu.com/author/peter-yu/avatar_hu4381115459143329882.jpghttps://maitralabnyu.com/author/peter-yu/https://maitralabnyu.com/author/peter-yu/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://maitralabnyu.com/author/peter-yu/<p><br><br> Dr. Peter Yu is a board-certified medical oncologist specialized in gastrointestinal malignancies, in particular pancreatic cancer. He completed MD training at The Ohio State University with the Dean&rsquo;s Research Achievement Award mentored by Denis Guttridge and Raphael Pollock studying miRNA biology and metabolism in soft tissue sarcomas. He completed Internal Medicine residency training at Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland in the ABIM Research Track and finished his hematology/oncology training at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. During fellowship, he was mentored by Drs. Alec Kimmelman and co-mentored by Dr. Andy Aguirre at the DFCI, focused on understanding mechanisms of resistance to RAS inhibitors in pancreatic cancer. He has been awarded an NIH/NCI K12 Paul Calabresi Career Development Award, NIH/NCI LRP, and Conquer Cancer/Swim Across American Young Investigator Award. Now he is enjoying mentorship with Dr. Anirban Maitra during his transition to independence at NYU Langone as a translational physician scientist. <br><br> *Love exploring restaurants in NYC!</p>