Dr. Agolia Receives TTE Fellowship Award
July 1, 2024
Dr. James Agolia
Dr. James Agolia has been selected by Stanford’s Transplant and Tissue Engineering (TTE) Center of Excellence for their 2025 Fellowship Award. Agolia will receive more than $30k towards his salary while conducts research on uterine leiomyosarcoma with his mentor Dr. Dan Delitto.
“The goal of the project is to find new molecular targets for uterine leiomyosarcoma, a rare, devastating cancer of the uterus that frequently recurs locally and metastasizes,” said Agolia. “Due to a clinical trial at Stanford (NCT04727242), we have the opportunity to study tissue samples from patients who have locally recurred and are getting a second surgery. Using novel single-cell RNA sequencing techniques and organoid modeling, we hope to generate a comprehensive molecular map of uterine leiomyosarcoma and identify potential drug targets that we can then test in an organoid model.”
Agolia is a residents in Stanford’s General Surgery Residency Program, who is starting his two years of professional development time.
Related News
– YouTubeSafety of Cytoreductive Surgery with HIPEC for Recurrent Uterine Leiomyosarcoma
General Surgery Resident Dr. Beatrice Sun presents "Safety of Cytoreductive Surgery with Heated Intraperitoneal Gemcitabine and Systemic Decarbazine for Recurrent Uterine Leiomyosarcoma" at the Holman Day Clinical Podium Presentations on Friday, May 3, 2024.
– SurgeryDelitto and Team Receive SCI Grant
Dr. Derek Klarin has received a grant from the American Heart Association (AHA). The almost $300,000 in funding will support Klarin’s research project “Leveraging the Nitric Oxide Signaling Pathway to Prevent Lower Extremity Amputation” over the next three years.
– SurgeryDelitto, Kirane Named Warnock Faculty Scholars
Drs. Dan Delitto and Amanda Kirane have been named John and Marva Warnock Faculty Scholars. This faculty scholar fund was established with a gift from John and Marva Warnock to support named positions for faculty or clinical educators in the field of cancer research.
Media Contact
Bio
About Stanford Surgery
The Stanford University Department of Surgery is dedicated to inventing the future of surgical care through:
• pioneering cutting-edge research,
• developing the next generation of leaders, and
• healing through incomparable surgical skills and compassion.
To learn more, please visit surgery.stanford.edu
The Latest
– Stanford CIGHAnnouncing 16 new Stanford Global Health Seed Grant
"Phage Cryogels for Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacterial Infections in Low-Resource Communities" (PIs: Clifford Sheckter, Paul Bollyky, Ovijit Chaudhuri) received funding from the Department of Surgery
– SurgeryChoi To Lead AAST Research Committee
Dr. Jeff Choi will serve as chair of the research committee for the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST)—associate members.
– Children’s Wellness WarriorDr. Chao Named 2025 UCSF Medical Alumni Association Alum of the Year
“I know improving children’s health globally will take a whole society working together, but each of us has a role to play, and I’m committed to doing my part.”
– SurgeryDunn Receives MCHRI Grant
Dr. James Dunn (Surgery) — in collaboration with Calvin Kuo, MD PhD (Medicine) and Eric Appel, PhD (Engineering) have received a grant from the Maternal and Child Health Research Institute’s Transdisciplinary Initiatives Program to study whether they can cure a genetic disease of the intestine by cell transplantation.
– SurgeryFour Surgery Faculty Graduate Stanford Leadership Development Program
Drs. Khan, Liebert, Momeni, and Pham graduated from Stanford’s Leadership Development Program.
– SurgeryDr. Eisenberg Receives Inaugural Harvey’s Award
Dr. Dan Eisenberg’s paper, “2022 ASMBS and IFSO: Indications for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery,” has been selected as one of the inaugural recipients of The Harvey’s Award, which is presented jointly by the TREO Foundation and SOARD.
– MedscapeNew Strategy to Manage Childhood Obesity
Obesity often begins in childhood and, according to mounting evidence, may not be preventable, underscoring the need for early and aggressive treatment with medication and surgery. Dr. Janey Pratt is interviewed.
– SurgeryCUBES: Tamara Winston
Administrative Division Director Tamara Winston welcomes us the vibrant Center for Academic Medicine and Pediatric Surgery. Described as a vibrant community hub, her workspace features : • a snack basket that attracts colleagues from various departments, • personal touches, such as pink desk accessories and cozy furnishings, and • a display of artwork and keepsakes created by the children of faculty and staff.
– SurgeryDrs. Arbaugh, Hameed, and Sheckter Recognized at Stanford Medicine Teaching Excellence Awards ceremony
Dr. Carlie Arbaugh received both the Kelley M Skeff Professionalism Award and the Arnold P. Gold Award for Humanism and Excellence in Training, Dr. Morad Hameed received the 2025 Arthur L. Bloomfield Award, and Dr. Clifford Sheckter received the 2025 Outstanding Community Clinic Preceptor, Pre-Clinical Instruction Award.
– SurgeryStanford Surgery Equipment Seed Grant Buys 4 H100 Compute Nodes
Thanks to a Department Seed Grant, Stanford Surgery faculty have purchased four supplemental nodes on the Stanford shared computing cluster, aka Sherlock, which will greatly increase the computing power available to researchers using large data sets and AI.