Dr. Alberts has a long-standing research career that predates his appointment in medical oncology. In this former position, Dr. Alberts participated in studies of cancer in the Alaska Native population. He has continued these interests and is partly funded through a Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program grant.
Dr. Alberts also serves as a member of the National Cancer Institute-sponsored Gastrointestinal Intergroup GI Steering Committee, Pancreas Cancer Task Force, and Colon Cancer Task Force to help coordinate clinical trials through the national cooperative groups.