His translational research focus is on identifying biomarkers of response and resistance to targeted therapies and immunotherapies in lung cancer. He is the principal investigator of several clinical trials for patients with thoracic malignancies and collaborates closely with laboratory-based investigators. His research has been published in journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Cancer Immunology Research, and the Journal of Thoracic Oncology. He is a recipient of the 2015 Young Investigator Award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the 2015 Young Investigator Award from the International Association for the Society of Lung Cancer (IASLC), the 2017 Career Development Award from Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO, and the 2018 ALK Positive/LUNGevity Transformational Research Award.