Yuri Nikiforov
Division Director, Molecular & Genomic Pathology · UPMC Medical Education
Credentials: · · · ·
History
- Present
Department of Pathology · UPMC Medical Education
- Present
Division of Molecular & Genomic Pathology · UPMC Medical Education
- Present
1991–1995- 1988–1991
School of Medicine
- 1981–1985
Minsk Medical Institute in Belarus
Research
Thyroid · 2016 · 11,107 citations
Cancer Research · 2003 · 1,279 citations
JAMA Oncology · 2016 · First of 31 authors · 1,068 citations
124 papers
53 papers · 2 as a fellow
- SC
48 papers
42 papers
36 papers
- SH
31 papers
29 papers
20 papers
Grants
- 1997–2027
National Cancer Institute · P30
Project lead · $1.8M · University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
- 2014–2025
ALK Rearrangements in Aggressive Thyroid Cancer
National Cancer Institute · R01
Contact PI · $3.3M · University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
- 2004–2021
National Cancer Institute · P50
Project lead · $802.2K · University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
- 2001–2018
Mechanisms of RET/PTC Rearrangement in Thyroid Cancer
National Cancer Institute · R01
Contact PI · $3.8M · University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
Clinical trials
- 2015–2019
Role of NGS-based ThyroSeq Panel in Cancer Diagnosis in Thyroid Nodules
Principal investigator · Completed
University of Pittsburgh