Nathaniel J. Lyell is a B.S. Biology student at The Ohio State University, where he has received honors including Order of Omega and the Dean's List. His research experience includes retrospective evaluation of pelvic exenteration patients and characterization of copy number variants in early onset breast cancer. He has co-authored a submitted paper and presented posters and talks on pelvic exenteration outcomes. Outside of research, Lyell works as a patient support assistant and previously taught organic chemistry labs, with hobbies including fly fishing, rock climbing, triathlons, piano, trail running, woodworking, reading and traveling.

1. NATHANIEL J. LYELL
2728 Marblevista Blvd. (419) 265-6283
Columbus, OH 43204 lyell.4@osu.edu
Education
8/2012 – Present The Ohio State University
B.S. Biology
Columbus, Ohio
Honors and Awards
11/13 – 5/16 Order of Omega, Zeta Chi Chapter
12/14 – 5/16 Dean’s List, The Ohio State University
5/14 – 8/14 STEP Fellowship
Research Experience
11/2014 – Present Research Assistant,Department Surgical Oncology, The Ohio State University
Wexner Medical Center
PI: Sherif Abdel-Misih, MD
Retrospective evaluation of patients undergoing pelvic exenteration
5/2014 – 5/2015 Research Assistant,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State
University Wexner Medical Center
PI: Paul J. Goodfellow, PhD
Characterization of de novo copy number variants in early onset breast cancer
patients
Publications
Lyell NJ, Kitano M, Jones EL, Smith B, Gleisner AL, Cheng G, McCarter MD, Backes FJ, Abdel-Misih S,
The Effect of Preoperative Nutritional Status on Postoperative Complications and Overall Survival in
Patients Undergoing Pelvic Exenteration: A Multi-Disciplinary Cohort of Patients at Two Academic
Institutions,Annals of Surgical Oncology. (Submitted)
Presentations
Lyell NJ, Kitano M, Jones EL, Smith B, , Backes FJ, Abdel-Misih S, Gleisner AL, Cheng G, McCarter
MD. The Effect of Preoperative Nutritional Status on Postoperative Complications and Overall Survival in
Patients Undergoing Pelvic Exenteration: A Multi-Disciplinary Cohort of Patients at Two Academic
Institutions.Oral presentation at Southwestern Surgical meeting, April 2016, Coronado, CA.
Kitano M, Jones EL, Smith B, Lyell NJ, Gleisner AL, Cheng G, McCarter MD, Backes FJ, Abdel-Misih S.
Outcomes after Pelvic Exenteration: Does Positive Margins Matter? A Multi-disciplinary Cohort of
Patients at Two institutions.Poster presentation at the Society of Surgical Oncology’s 69th Annual Cancer
Symposium, March 2016, Boston,MA.
Smith B, Jones EL, Kitano M, Lyell NJ, Backes FJ, Abdel-Misih S, Gleisner AL, Cheng G, McCarter MD.
Outcomes after Pelvic Exenteration: Does size Matter? Oral presentation at Society of Gynecologic
Oncology Winter meeting, February 2016, Breckenridge, CO. Posterpresented at the Society of
Gynecologic Oncology Annual meeting on Women’s Cancer, March 2016, in San Diego, CA.
Test Scores
MCAT: Composite: 516 (95th percentile)
Extracurricular Activities and Employment
7/2016 – Present Patient Support Assistant at OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital
8/2015 – 5/2016 Organic Chemistry Laboratory Teaching Assistant at The Ohio State University

2. Nathaniel J. Lyell
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Hobbies, Interests, and Activities
Fly fishing Rock climbing Triathlons (PR 1:23:15)
Piano Trail running Woodworking
Reading Travelling