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Current Fellows in the Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch

Meet the fellows in the Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch (IIB) and learn about their work.

See a list of IIB principal investigators.

  • Shyfuddin Ahmed, Ph.D., M.P.H.

    Dr. Ahmed, postdoctoral fellow in IIB, is examining the contribution of immunomodulating therapeutic agents that are used to treat autoimmune conditions to the etiology and outcome of cancer, under the mentorship of Eric A. Engels, M.D., M.P.H.

  • Jacquelyn Bedsaul-Fryer, Ph.D., M.P.H.

    Dr. Bedsaul-Fryer, postdoctoral fellow in IIB, investigates Epstein Barr virus (EBV) sero-immunoprofiles EBV genetics, and host factors in endemic Burkitt lymphoma in the EMBLEM study under the mentorship of Sam Mbulaiteye, MBChB, M.Phil., M.Med.

  • Michael Daniels, Ph.D., M.S., R.D.

    Dr. Daniels, postdoctoral fellow in IIB, investigates the relationship between metabolic risk factors and biliary tract cancers using omics data, under the mentorship of Dr. Jill Koshiol.

  • Julia Francis, M.P.H.

    Ms. Francis, postbaccalaureate fellow in IIB, investigates sex differences in the immune response to viruses and cancer risk. Her mentor is Sarah Jackson, PhD., MPH.

  • Cameron B. Haas, Ph.D., M.P.H.

    Dr. Haas, postdoctoral fellow in IIB, is working to describe the burden of cancer among people with HIV. His mentor is Meredith Shiels, Ph.D.

  • Sonal Kale, Ph.D.

    Dr. Kale, postdoctoral fellow in IIB, investigates sero-reactivity patterns against Plasmodium falciparum proteins associated with endemic Burkitt lymphoma in the EMBLEM study using the wheat germ cell-free system (WGCFS) array. Her mentor is Sam Mbulaiteye, MBChB, M.Phil., M.Med.

  • Jennifer McGee-Avila, Ph.D., M.P.H., C.H.E.S., C.P.H.

    Dr. McGee-Avila, postdoctoral fellow in IIB, is currently examining cancer risk and cancer burden in people with HIV, using large medical claims databases and epidemiology population-based cohorts, under the mentorship of Meredith Shiels, Ph.D.

  • Iriana Peña Manrique, D.D.S., M.S.

    Dr. Peña Manrique, postdoctoral fellow in IIB, is focused on identifying the preferred sources to receive health information and its association with knowledge that HPV causes oropharyngeal cancer. Her research goal is to increase HPV vaccination rates in the United States, working under the mentorship of Aimee R. Kreimer, Ph.D., Jaimie Z. Shing, Ph.D., M.P.H., and Loretto Carvajal, M.D., M.Sc.

  • Ishita Singh, D.P.H., M.P.H., B.D.S.

    Dr. Singh, postdoctoral fellow in IIB, is examining cancer risk and the burden of cancer among sexual and gender minority communities, under the mentorship of Sarah S. Jackson, Ph.D., M.P.H.

  • Jun Tao, Ph.D.

    Dr. Jun Tao, postdoctoral fellow in IIB, investigates the predictive value of  Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) antibody kinetics and risk scores for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and studies cancer trends in vulnerable populations such as individuals with human immunodeficiency virus and organ transplant recipients. Her mentors are Aimée Kreimer, Ph.D., and Jaimie Shing, Ph.D., M.P.H.

  • Adino Tesfahun Tsegaye, Ph.D., M.P.H.

    Dr. Tsegaye, a postdoctoral fellow in IIB, investigates racial and ethnic differences in HPV-related cancers, under the mentorship of Aimee R. Kreimer, Ph.D. and Jaimie Z. Shing, Ph.D., M.P.H.

  • Diana Karena Volesky, Ph.D., M.A., M.S.

    Dr. Volesky, postdoctoral fellow in IIB, is examining cancer and mortality outcomes among people living with HIV and solid organ transplant recipients, under the mentorship of Eric Engels, M.D., M.P.H.

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