Michael Zobel Awarded Prestigious Resident Research Scholarship by American College of Surgeons (ACS)

Michael Zobel, M.D, a third-year (PGY-3) general surgery resident at UCSF, has been awarded a prestigious two-year resident research scholarship by the American College of Surgeons for 2018-2020. The scholarships are supported by the generosity of Fellows, Chapters, and friends of the College, to encourage residents to pursue careers in academic surgery.

Dr. Zobel's research is focused on targeting novel genes to suppress metastasis in neuroblastoma, as well as the role of the tumor micro-environment and the immune system in this process. 

Beginning in summer 2018, Dr. Zobel will be a surgery research fellow at Children's Hospital Los Angeles working with pediatric Eugene S. Kim, MD, FACS, FAAP to identify novel treatments for the aggressive childhood cancer, neuroblastoma.

Dr. Zobel has been invited to attend the Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons in 2021 where he will report on his research to the Scientific Forum, and receive a certificate at the annual meeting of the Scholarships Committee.

Zobel has published three peer-reviewed papers and has invited for numerous presentations and posters at various symposiums and meetings. At UCSF, he counts among his mentors: Lan Vu, M.D., Matthew Y.C. Lin, M.D., Benjamin Padilla, M.D., Hanmin Lee, M.D., Amar Nijagal, M.D., and Lygia Stewart, M.D..