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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.

  • Ilona Argirion Kabara, Ph.D., M.P.H.

    Dr. Kabara, postdoctoral fellow in IIB, is working with Jill Koshiol, Ph.D., studying hepatobiliary cancer.

  • Francine S. Baker, M.S.

    Ms. Baker, postbaccalaureate fellow and iCURE scholar in the Laboratory of Translational Genomics (LTG), explores the connection between IFNL4 and Burkitt lymphoma, and its relation to health disparity. Her mentors are Ludmila Prokunina-Olsson, Ph.D., Laboratory of Translational Genomics (LTG), and Sam Mbulaiteye, MBChB, M.Phil., M.Med., Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch (IIB).

  • 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 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.

  • Sarah S. Jackson, Ph.D.

    Dr. Jackson, Independent Research Scholar in IIB, studies sex differences in cancer incidence and cancer risk among transgender and non-binary individuals.

  • Qianlai Luo, Ph.D.

    Dr. Luo, postdoctoral fellow in IIB, is studying cancer epidemiology in HIV-infected people with data from cancer registries and the HIV/AIDS Cancer Match Study. Her 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.

  • 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 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.

  • 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.

  • 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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