Mandar Deepak Muzumdar, MD
Associate Professor of Genetics and of Internal Medicine (Medical Oncology).; Member, Yale Cancer Biology Institute; Scientific Director, Center for Gastrointestinal Cancers at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center; Co-Director of Pancreas Program, Center for Gastrointestinal Cancers at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center; Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
The Muzumdar Lab is an inclusive team that seeks to understand how genetic alterations cooperate with environmental and host factors to drive the progression of the most recalcitrant cancers in hopes of devising novel strategies for cancer prevention, interception, and therapy. We strive to train the next generation of cancer research scientists in a diverse work environment that fosters belonging and growth. Using sophisticated genetically engineered and dietary models, we are exploring how obesity shapes the intestinal microbiome to drive the development of pancreatic cancer and other obesity-associated cancers.