Having been appointed to the faculty for just over four years, Dr. Pal has been extremely productive, publishing more than 85 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals. He has presented his work in multiple international meetings. Dr. Pal began his college career at the age of 13 through the California State University, Los Angeles Early Entrance Program. He began medical school at the age of 17 at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he developed an immediate interest in cancer research. Working in the laboratory of Dennis Slamon, M.D., Ph.D., Dr. Pal examined the breast cancer drug trastuzumab, performing laboratory-based studies to elucidate mechanisms of resistance to the agent. He continued this work during the course of his residency training at UCLA.