The purpose of the Department of Surgery Research Division is to promote the overall research program in the Department of Surgery.
Programs include:
- Collaboration between PhD scientists and Surgeons
- Multi-PI grants
- IRB protocols
- Research faculty meeting (monthly or bi-monthly)
- Share exciting research accomplishments/news.
- Discuss individual lab concerns, lab management, issues, and/or needs.
- Exchange ideas about grant applications.
- Surgery Research Seminar
- Thursday alternating with cancer seminar.
- Thursday alternating with cancer seminar.
Outcomes Research
- Organize outcomes research within the Department of Surgery.
- Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Center.
- Establish mentorship and development programs for all faculty participants in Outcomes Research.
- Oversee all grant applications with cost share that relate to Outcomes Research.
- Establish infrastructure that will support Outcomes Research.
- Recruit an NIH-funded PhD to assist with the Outcomes Research program.
- Collaborate with Family and Community Medicine researchers.
Outcomes Researchers
Robin Kruse, PhD
- Focus on gerontological topics.
- Completed an NIH-funded study to examine patterns (trajectories) of activities of daily living (ADLs).
- Served as Core Director and Co-Investigator of the MU Center for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (MU PCOR).
Priyanka Singh, PhD
- Biotechnology and data-driven research experience in life sciences and healthcare.
- Experience conducting research studies, data analysis, and writing scientific publications.
- University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (2018-2020)
- Masters in Data Science and Analytics
- University of Pune, Department of Biotechnology, Maharashtra, India (2010)
- PhD in Biotechnology
