Surgical Research

Our Center fosters interdisciplinary collaboration that crosses global campuses and community borders ultimately to save lives and reduce disability. Our injury science experts devote themselves to conducting research, providing education, engaging social entrepreneurship and partnering with communities in the Delaware Valley and beyond. 

While we have the infrastructure to carry out molecular profiling, a barrier at this time is that insurance covers this panel of testing only for some patients based on diagnosis and prognosis (typically those with advanced-stage disease). The goal of our research program is to make comprehensive molecular profiling accessible and possible for all pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) patients that come to Jefferson for pancreatic cancer surgery.