Dr. Anil Rustgi is Director of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Associate Dean of Oncology, Chief of Cancer Services, and Professor of Medicine at Columbia University. He speaks about his research in gastrointestinal cancers, why he cares that innovations in Columbia's labs get turned into products and services that improve patients' lives, the role that the NIH and National Cancer Institute play in cancer research, and what advice he would give early-career clinicians and researchers.