Dr. Edward Stites

Associate Professor

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Biography

Edward Stites, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine at Yale School of Medicine. His research focuses on the use of experimental and computational methods to understand and treat diseases, particularly cancer. Stites completed his undergraduate studies in Mathematics at the University of Kentucky, followed by a dual MD/PhD program at the University of Virginia, specializing in biophysics. His doctoral research centered on RAS proteins, which are vital in various cancers. He has developed mathematical models of RAS signaling and has contributed to personalized medicine through his postdoctoral fellowship at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), where he was a Randy Pausch Scholar. Stites relocated his lab to Yale University in 2022, further advancing interdisciplinary research in computational biology and systems biology. His research interests encompass computational biology, machine learning, oncogene and proto-oncogene proteins, signal transduction, synthetic biology, and translational research.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2022-01-01 — Present

Yale School of Medicine • New Haven, CT

Research and teaching in the Department of Laboratory Medicine.

Postdoctoral Fellow

2012-01-01 — 2016-01-01

Translational Genomics Research Institute •

Conducted research in cancer genomics and systems biology.

Resident

2015-01-01 — 2016-01-01

Washington University School of Medicine •

Completed clinical training in Clinical Pathology.

Faculty

2017-01-01 — 2022-01-01

Salk Institute for Biological Studies •

Research combining experimental and computational methods.

Awards

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New Innovator Award (DP2)

2020-08-15
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Career Development Award

2020-08-01
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Lung Cancer Discovery Award

2020-07-01
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Young Investigator Award

2018-06-01
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National Award

2017-08-01

Requirements for Yale University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Speaking
Required:7.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, or Mathematics
Application Checklist
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  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Application fee ($105)
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

Administered via the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). GRE General is optional for PhD.