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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.

  • Shyfuddin Ahmed is a postdoctoral fellow in IIB

    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., postdoctoral fellow

    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.

  • Cameron Haas, postdoctoral fellow, IIB

    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, Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch

    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.

  • Jaimie Shing, Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch

    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.

  • Erica Stephens, postbaccalaureate fellow in IIB

    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 is a postdoctoral fellow in the Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch.

    Jun Tao, Ph.D.

    Dr. Jun Tao, postdoctoral fellow in IIB, investigates how the human immune system's response to Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) affects cancer development and how host genetics contribute to the progression of EBV/Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)-related diseases. Her mentor is Zhiwei Liu, Ph.D.

  • Joy Tosakoon, Postbaccalaureate fellow in IIB

    Sararat (Joy) Tosakoon, B.S.

    Ms. Tosakoon, postbaccalaureate fellow in IIB, is exploring sex differences in cancer incidence and cancer risk and outcomes among gender minority adults under the mentorship of Dr. Sarah S. Jackson, Ph.D.

  • Jacob Tribble is a postbaccalaureate fellow in IIB

    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.

  • Karena Volesky, Postdoctoral Fellow, IIB

    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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