Ajay Goel, Ph.D. (IMAGE) City of Hope Caption Ajay Goel, Ph.D., M.S., chair of the Department of Molecular Diagnostics and Experimental Therapeutics at City of Hope, and his colleagues developed a novel, noninvasive liquid biopsy test for detecting lymph node metastasis in individuals with high-risk T1 colorectal carcinoma. Credit City of Hope Usage Restrictions Please use photo credit. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.