Jose Trevino
I am presently a tenure track Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery. I have a significant published record of accomplishment and academic success in basic/translational and clinical research in cancer. My clinical expertise in Surgery and Oncology allows me the significant expertise in helping to oversee the advancement of a formal patient-derived xenograft/organoid program at VCU-Massey. With access to viable tumor tissues and PDX development, we have collaborated with top scientists in the country and worked on successful NIH and Foundation grant applications in discovery of new proteins contributing to pancreatic cancer tumor progression. With my successes and national reputation, I work with international groups on pancreatic cancer (PanCAN) and have significant efforts on various NIH funded proposals including numerous R01s, significant foundation awards (V Foundation for Cancer Research) and Department of Health extramural research grants. I was the co-PI on a funded grant to develop the first state- wide academic cancer center collaborative dedicated to promoting the early detection and prevention of pancreatic cancer. This collaborative highlights my leadership experience in running large-scale, multi-institutional studies. We have a funded lab with a sustained research program focusing on pancreatic carcinogenesis and patient-specific tumor-stromal interactions which affect skeletal muscle atrophy. We have also determined a significant pancreatic health disparity and determined possible initiating mechanisms of cancer cachexia as well as molecular differences amongst minority and diverse populations. My leadership skills, work and laboratory efforts has translated his work directly into novel therapeutic clinical trials, increasing h-index to 31 and rising, over 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals and national and international presentations, and more than 40 invited speaker engagements at academic institutions across the country. I am a leader and chairperson for regional, national, and international organizations, am on numerous editorial boards and associate editor for the Gastrointestinal Section for the Journal of Surgical Research and member for the National Institute of Health (NIH) Study Section in Cancer Biotherapeutics Development (CBD).
