For the immersion program, I'll be working with Dr. Lisa Newman, who is a surgical oncologist at Weill Cornell Medicine. The week started out with attending the orientation session and getting to know more about the program deliverables. I also completed paperwork/training to get access to different hospital buildings. I look forward to attending patient consultations in the clinic and shadowing Dr. Newman in breast cancer surgery starting next week.
Dr. Lisa Newman also leads the International Center for the Study of Breast Cancer Subtypes (ICSBCS). Hence, for my research project, I am working with Dr. Newman's research group to analyze genomic datasets of breast cancer patients. This includes analyzing datasets such as Whole Genome Sequencing and bulk or single-cell RNA Sequencing. As a part of my research project, I spent time accessing and organizing the datasets and their available metadata with help from other members in Dr. Newman's group. I was also fortunate to shadow the library preparation of a sample for single cell and TCR sequencing - my first close experience with bench work!
Overall, it was a great start! Looking forward to gaining clinical experience and doing some amazing research over the next few weeks!
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