Yuri Nikiforov
尤里·尼基福罗夫
MD, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair of Molecular and Genomic Pathology分子与基因组病理学教授兼副主任
👥Biography 个人简介
Pioneer in thyroid molecular diagnostics and developer of the ThyroSeq panel, the most widely used next-generation sequencing test for thyroid nodule evaluation. His work has transformed the preoperative molecular assessment of thyroid nodules, dramatically reducing unnecessary surgeries.
🧪Research Fields 研究领域
🎓Key Contributions 主要贡献
ThyroSeq Thyroid Molecular Diagnostics
Developed and validated ThyroSeq, a comprehensive NGS-based molecular test for thyroid fine needle aspiration specimens, enabling precise risk stratification and reducing unnecessary thyroid surgeries by identifying benign nodules with high accuracy.
Representative Works 代表性著作
Highly accurate diagnosis of cancer in thyroid nodules with follicular neoplasm/suspicious for a follicular neoplasm cytology by ThyroSeq v3
Cancer (2018)
Demonstrated outstanding diagnostic performance of ThyroSeq v3 for indeterminate thyroid nodules, establishing its clinical utility.
🏆Awards & Recognition 奖项与荣誉
📄Data Sources 数据来源
Last updated: 2026-01-15 | All information from publicly available academic sources
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