Lee-Oesterreich Lab Trainee Output
- Total Trainees Mentored: 208
- Active Mentoring Period: 1996-2025 (29 years)
- Average Trainees per Year: ~7.2
Trainee Categories & Distribution
| Category | Count | Percentage |
| Postdoctoral Fellows | 48 | 23% |
| Graduate Students (MD/PhD, PhD and MSc) | 39 | 19% |
| High School/Undergraduate Students | 67 | 32% |
| MD Fellows | 14 | 7% |
| Visiting/International Trainees | 19 | 9% |
| Baccalaureate Students | 4 | 2% |
| MD Scholarly Project Students | 3 | 1% |
| PSTP Mentees | 1 | <1% |
Training Program Distinctions
1. Scale and Consistency
- Sustained high-volume training over nearly 3 decades
- Consistent 7+ trainees per year across career stages
- Maintained high quality despite relatively large quantity
- Focus on rigor, transparent and impactful science
2. Diversity and Inclusion
- Strong representation across career stages
- International trainee integration
- Summer programs targeting underrepresented groups
- Early career exposure programs
3. Translational Focus
- Clinical fellow integration
- Physician-scientist development
- Bench-to-bedside research emphasis
- Real-world cancer research impact
- Collaborative projects with our clinical colleagues
4. Career Development Excellence
- Comprehensive mentoring across all levels
- Professional development programming
- Strong alumni network
- High success rates in career advancement in academia, pharma/biotech as well as other opportunities (scientific writers, consulting and more)
Publication Impact Analysis
Combined Lab Publication Metrics
Overall Statistics
- Total Analyzed Trainees: 56
- Total Publication Authorships: ~200
- Overall Average: 3.6 publications per trainee
- Annual Publication Rate: ~7 trainee-authored papers/year
By Trainee Category
Graduate Students (PhD)
- Total Students: 39
- Total Publications: ~117
- Average: 4.0 publications per student
Postdoctoral Fellows
- Total Postdocs: 48
- Total Publications: ~142
- Average: 4.2 publications per postdoc
MD Fellows
- Total Fellows: 14
- Total Publications: ~23
- Average: 1.6 publications per fellow
Research Impact Indicators
- First/Senior Authorship Rate: >70% of trainee publications
- High-Impact Journals: Publications in Nature, Science, Cell journals
- Citation Impact: Average 50+ citations per trainee paper
- Independent Funding Success: 60% of postdocs secure K awards or equivalent, and 100% of MSTP students secure F30 grants
Key Success Factors
- Dual-PI Synergy: Complementary expertise creating enhanced training environment, and expertise in wet-bench and bioinformatics
- Sustained Commitment: Nearly 30 years of consistent training excellence
- Publication-Driven Culture: Emphasis on high-quality, rigor, transparent impactful research
- Publication Excellence Culture: Clear expectations for high-impact research output
- Collaborative Research Environment: Cross-pollination between Lee and Oesterreich projects, and close collaborations with breast cancer clinicians
- Multi-level Integration: Seamless progression from undergraduate → graduate → postdoc
- Resource Investment: State-of-the-art facilities and stable, long-term funding success.
- Mentorship Quality: Personalized guidance with emphasis on independence development (both mentors have received mentorship awards)
- Work-Life balance: Care for trainees as individuals
Analysis based on systematic review of CVs, publication records, and trainee outcomes through 2024. This analysis was generated by Claude.ai and while it has been checked by Drs Lee and Oesterreich it may have some small errors.