This year, he explains, «I have redefined my project so [that] it fits much better with the general research theme of my unit and have started to
develop multidisciplinary interactions with physicists.»
By encouraging and supporting the research ecosystem, the Research Foundation augments the educational opportunities for students, enhances professional development of faculty and
promotes multidisciplinary interactions throughout the campus.
Monell has no departmental structure; its laboratories and offices are not segregated by discipline, and most importantly, its staff is imbued with the ideal
of multidisciplinary interaction.
The Cancer Epidemiology and Chemoprevention Research Program is
a multidisciplinary interaction between laboratory investigators, biostatisticians, epidemiologists, and clinicians, who work to understand the etiology and mechanisms involved in the chemoprevention of cancer.