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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.

  • Loretto Carvajal, M.D., M.Sc.

    Dr. Carvajal, postdoctoral fellow in IIB, is conducting research on human papillomavirus virus (HPV) and its related cancers, with a special focus on HPV-driven head and neck tumors. Her mentor is Aimée Kreimer, Ph.D.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Jaimie Z. Shing, Ph.D., M.P.H.

    Dr. Shing, postdoctoral fellow in IIB, examines human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine efficacy and impact on HPV-driven cancers, under the mentorship of Aimée Kreimer, Ph.D.

  • 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.

  • Erica S. Stephens, B.A.

    Ms. Stephens, postbaccalaureate fellow in IIB, is working under the mentorship of Aimée Kreimer, Ph.D., with the aim of expanding her knowledge of public health and gain experience in clinical and epidemiological research by investigating HPV-related health outcomes and cancers. She is also working with Drs. Jaimie Shing, Loretto Carvajal, and Mónica Sierra.

  • 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.

  • Jacob Tribble, B.A.

    Mr. Tribble, Medical Research Scholars Program (MRSP) fellow in the Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch (IIB), is examining the burden of cancer among those living with HIV, with a special focus on Merkel cell carcinoma, under the mentorship of Eric Engels, M.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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