The Siolas Lab is based at Weill Cornell Medicine and participates in a collaborative community of cancer researchers, clinicians, and trainees working to advance the understanding and treatment of gastrointestinal cancers.
Institutional Affiliations
Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center
Our research connects tumor genetics and cancer immunology with clinically relevant questions in pancreatic and colorectal cancer.
Our research connects tumor genetics and cancer immunology with clinically relevant questions in pancreatic and colorectal cancer.
Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Our laboratory contributes to graduate research training and mentorship at Weill Cornell Medicine.
Our laboratory contributes to graduate research training and mentorship at Weill Cornell Medicine.
Advisory Boards & Committees
Cancer Research & Treatment Fund (CR&T)
Medical Advisory Board
Dr. Despina Siolas serves on the Medical Advisory Board of the Cancer Research & Treatment Fund (CR&T). The board brings together physician-scientists with expertise across blood cancers and solid tumors to guide the organization’s activities and research funding priorities. Dr. Siolas contributes a perspective grounded in gastrointestinal oncology, tumor genetics, and cancer immunology.
Project Purple
Research Committee
Dr. Despina Siolas is a member of Project Purple’s inaugural multidisciplinary Research Committee. Bringing together expertise in basic science, clinical trials, and patient care, the committee helps guide research strategy and evaluate grant proposals to advance pancreatic cancer research. Dr. Siolas brings her experience as a medical oncologist and laboratory investigator to this shared effort to support promising studies in early detection and treatment.