Tony E. Godfrey, PhD

Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Tony E. Godfrey, PhD, Associate Chair, Surgical Research and Associate Professor of Surgery, Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, earned a bachelor’s of science degree in biochemistry from Brunel University in England, followed by a doctorate in molecular biology and biochemistry, also from Brunel. He attended the University of California, San Francisco, for postdoctoral fellowships and managed UCSF’s Genome Analysis Core Facility.

Most recently, Dr. Godfrey was a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, NY. Prior to this he was an Associate Professor of Pathology at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York, NY.

Dr. Godfrey’s research is focused on cancer genetics and molecular pathology. Research projects use state-of-the-art genetic and genomic approaches to address clinical needs in the areas of cancer diagnosis, prognosis and therapy. Currently the major focus of Dr. Godfrey’s research is on Barrett’s esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma; a tumor with rapidly increasing incidence in the United States and other western countries. The Godfrey lab works closely with translational research teams comprised of surgeons, pathologists and oncologists in order to develop new molecular approaches to cancer detection, staging and treatment.

Publications

  • Published 2/12/2025

    Godfrey TE, Kintsurashvili E, Rasic G, Kaur J, D'Amato C, Meltzer RH. Single-Tube, Switched Temperature Amplicon Barcoding for Multiplex Detection of Rare Mutations in Circulating Tumor DNA. J Mol Diagn. 2025 Apr; 27(4):237-246. PMID: 39952465.

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  • Published 3/10/2021

    Godfrey TE, Litle VR. Commentary: For thoracic surgeons, a strategic approach to the funding game. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 03; 163(3):881-882. PMID: 33812681.

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  • Published 6/18/2019

    Johansson G, Andersson D, Filges S, Li J, Muth A, Godfrey TE, Ståhlberg A. Corrigendum to "Considerations and quality controls when analyzing cell-free tumor DNA" [Biomol. Detect. Quantif. 17 (2019) 100078]. Biomol Detect Quantif. 2019 Mar; 17:100091. PMID: 31249790.

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  • Published 6/1/2019

    Pennathur A, Godfrey TE, Luketich JD. The Molecular Biologic Basis of Esophageal and Gastric Cancers. Surg Clin North Am. 2019 Jun; 99(3):403-418. PMID: 31047032.

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  • Published 5/15/2019

    Zhou Z, Kalatskaya I, Russell D, Marcon N, Cirocco M, Krzyzanowski PM, Streutker C, Liang H, Litle VR, Godfrey TE, Stein L. Combined EsophaCap cytology and MUC2 immunohistochemistry for screening of intestinal metaplasia, dysplasia and carcinoma. Clin Exp Gastroenterol. 2019; 12:219-229. PMID: 31190949.

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Other Positions

  • Professor, Medicine
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
  • Member, BU-BMC Cancer Center
    Boston University
  • Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research
    Boston University
  • Member, Genome Science Institute
    Boston University

Education

  • Brunel University, PhD
  • Brunel University, BSc