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ASCO 2025 | Advice for fellows and early-career investigators

Marlise Luskin • 29 May 2025

ASCO 2025

General

In this video, Marlise Luskin, MD, MSCE, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, briefly shares her advice for fellows and early-career investigators, highlighting the importance of focusing on a disease and patient population they are passionate about and keeping an eye out for new opportunities. This interview took place during the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Meeting in Chicago, IL.

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Transcript

I think my advice to fellows is, you know, work on a disease and a patient population that you’re really passionate about and that you’re excited about. And just keep your eyes and ears open for opportunities. This project that I’m working on presenting actually began as I was finishing my fellowship in my first year of faculty and an opportunity came along. I never would have imagined that I would grow into the project it this today. So keep your eyes and ears open, propose ideas, don’t get discouraged, and remember that we really have the best job in the world taking care of patients and finding ways to help improve their treatment. It really is rewarding, and it’s great to go to work every day. It’s such a meaningful mission.

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