Bates Selected for Prestigious Energetics and Cancer Research Training Cohort

Congratulations to Benjamin Bates, core member of IFH’s Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Treatment Science and assistant professor at Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, for his acceptance into the 2026 fellowship cohort for the National Cancer Institute-funded Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer (TREC) Training Workshop.

The highly competitive week-long workshop to be held in June at Yale University brings together early-career basic, clinical, and population science researchers and experts in the field to build capacity in transdisciplinary competencies focused on energetics, including obesity, diet and exercise, and cancer. The program offers the only training opportunity on energetics and cancer education in the country.

Dr. Bates’ current research in the field of energy balance and cancer uses the RE‑AIM Implementation Science Framework to enhance adoption of the American Cancer Society Guideline for Diet and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention among adult survivors of childhood and young adult cancers.

“Regardless of whether patients can access and sustain popular weight‑loss medications, it is essential that primary care is equipped to support cancer survivors in developing lasting strategies for maintaining a healthy weight and lifestyle,” said Bates.