How to Sustain Research

Productivity and Funding Steven K. Libutti, MD, FACS

Director and Vice Chancellor for Cancer Programs

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers University

Disclosures

• None

Overview

• Surgeons as Scientists

• Align Clinical Interests with Research Interests

• Importance of Team Science

• The New Triple Threat…The Department

• Tissue as a Resource

Surgeons as Scientists

Surgeons as Scientists

Align Clinical Interests with Research

Interests

Alignment

Alignment

Importance of Team Science

Science is a Team Sport

Science is a Team Sport

The New Triple Threat…

The Department

Position Players Make a Team

• Exceptional Clinicians

• Exceptional Educators

• Exceptional Investigators

Tissue as a Resource

Biorepository

Tissue as a Resource

Final Thoughts

• Inspiration, Passion, Focus and Follow Through

• Team Work and Mentorship

• Science and Discovery Must be Valued by

Departments of Surgery and Health Systems