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Current Fellows in the Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch

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

See a list of IIB principal investigators.

Shyfuddin Ahmed
Dr. Ahmed is examining the contribution of immunomodulating therapeutic agents that are used to treat autoimmune conditions to the etiology and outcome of cancer.
Jacquelyn Bedsaul-Fryer, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Bedsaul-Fryer studies Epstein Barr virus and host factors in endemic Burkitt lymphoma.
Michael Daniels, Ph.D., M.S., R.D., Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Daniels studies the intersection between environmental and metabolic risk factors associated with biliary tract cancers.
Julia Francis, M.P.H., Postbaccalaureate Fellow
Ms. Francis studies sex differences in the immune response to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infections and related cancer risk.
Cameron B. Haas, Ph.D., M.P.H., Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Haas is working to describe the burden of cancer among people living with HIV.
Sonal Kale, Ph.D.
Dr. Sonal Kale investigates sero-reactivity patterns against Plasmodium falciparum proteins associated with endemic Burkitt lymphoma in the EMBLEM study.
Jennifer McGee-Avila, Ph.D., M.P.H., C.H.E.S., C.P.H., Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. McGee-Avila is examining cancer risk and cancer burden in people with HIV under the mentorship of Meredith Shiels, Ph.D.
Iriana Peña Manrique, D.D.S., M.S.
Dr Peña Manrique’s research goals are to increase HPV vaccination rates in the United States.
Ishita Singh, D.P.H., M.P.H., B.D.S.
Dr. Singh is examining cancer risk and and sex differences under the mentorship of Sarah S. Jackson, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Jun Tao, Ph.D.
Dr. Tao's research portfolio spans several facets of the etiology and control of infection-related cancer.
Adino Tesfahun Tsegaye, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Tsegaye investigates racial and ethnic differences in HPV-related cancers.