Current Fellows in the Clinical Genetics Branch
Meet the fellows in the Clinical Genetics Branch (CGB) and learn about their work.
Meet the fellows in the Clinical Genetics Branch (CGB) and learn about their work.
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Maxwell Akonde, Ph.D., M.S.Dr. Akonde studies the etiology, risk factors and markers that characterize the early detection of ovarian cancer.
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Kelvin C. de Andrade, Ph.D., M.Sc.Dr. de Andrade studies genetic and behavioral factors that could be associated with cancer risk, progression, and phenotypic variability in Li-Fraumeni Syndrome patients.
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Lauren M. Black, B.S.Ms. Black conducts data-related tasks in the CHARMS Study Enrollment System Migration such as data validations of forms, reports and surveys.
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Seyma Eroglu, M.D.Dr. Eroglu studies NF1 duplication and the tumor spectrum in CBL and Legius syndromes.
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Rowan Forbes Shepherd, Ph.D.Dr. Forbes Shepherd studies Li-Fraumeni syndrome and inherited bone marrow failure systems in order to develop psychosocial interventions for young people with high genetic risk of cancer.
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Kathryn Kundrod, Ph.D., M.P.H.Dr. Kundrod investigates approaches to HPV detection that have the potential to reduce cervical cancer disparities.
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Kyra J. W. Mendez, Ph.D., M.P.H., B.S.N.Dr. Mendez investigates accelerated aging and biomarkers of aging among people who have received a hematopoietic stem cell transplant.
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Akanksha Nagarkar, B.S., B.A.Ms. Nagarkar studies telomere function gene variants associated with various diseases including thyroid cancer, Coats plus syndrome, and melanoma.
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Chase W. Nelson, Ph.D., Research FellowDr. Nelson focuses on characterizing the molecular evolution of oncogenic Human Papillomaviruses (HPVs) and their relationships to disease progression.
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Hasset Nurelegne, B.Sc. - Postbaccalaureate FellowMs. Nurelegne studies genetic mutations associated with bone marrow failure called Dyskeratosis congenita, and pulmonary fibrosis.
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Emily Pearce, Ph.D.Dr. Pearce is working with Sharon A. Savage, M.D., to study telomere length measurement and how donor telomere length impacts recipient survival after hematopoietic cell transplantation.
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Filip Pirsl, Ph.D., Sc.M.Dr. Pirsl focuses on identifying associations of genetic markers with outcomes of hematopoietic stem cell transplant as well as sampling and healthy volunteer effects in cancer cohort studies.
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Camella Rising, Ph.D., M.S., R.D.N.Dr. Rising focuses her research on developing a better understanding of health behaviors, communication behaviors, and psychosocial needs of individuals and families living with cancer predisposition syndromes.
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Akemi T. Wijayabahu, Ph.D., M.S., Research FellowDr. Wijayabahu focuses on understanding etiological relationships and modifiable risk factors of cancers that afflict women.