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Current Fellows in the Trans-Divisional Research Program

Meet the fellows in the Trans-Divisional Research Program (TDRP) and learn about their work.

  • Maxwell Akonde

    Maxwell Akonde, Ph.D., M.S.

    Dr. Akonde, Postdoctoral Fellow in the CGB, examines the role of inflammation in ovarian carcinogenesis as well as integrate risk factors, lifestyle, environmental, genetics, and biomarkers that characterize ovarian cancer precursors. He works under the mentorship of Nicolas Wentzensen, Ph.D., M.D., M.S.

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    Armando Baena, Ph.D.

    Dr. Baena, ORISE Research Fellow in the Clinical Genetics Branch, conducts research on HPV-related cancers, focusing on anal and cervical cancer screening and natural history, while leveraging real-world clinical data, clinical trials, and advanced epidemiologic methods. His mentor is Nicolas Wentzensen, M.D., Ph.D., M.S.

  • Jeya B. Balasubramanian, postdoctoral fellow in the Data Science Research Group

    Jeya Balaji Balasubramanian, Ph.D., M.S.

    Dr. Balasubramanian, research fellow in the Data Science and Engineering Research Group of TDRP, is working with Dr. Almeida and collaborators on various projects, including: absolute risk models for breast cancer and its subtypes, polygenic risk models for prostate cancer; machine learning methods for the representation and modeling of somatic mutational signatures; and developing and deploying portable and privacy-preserving web applications for public health.

  • Praphulla Bhawsar

    Praphulla Bhawsar, M.S.

    Mr. Bhawsar, predoctoral fellow in the Data Science and Engineering Research Group of TDRP, is conducting research on setting up reusable artificial intelligence (AI) pipelines for digital pathology, under the mentorship of Jonas S. Almeida, Ph.D.

  • Lee Mason, predoctoral fellow

    Lee Mason, Ph.D., M.S.

    Dr. Mason, predoctoral fellow in the Data Science & Engineering Research Group of TDRP, is conducting research focused on interactive visual analysis of time-series data, under the mentorship of Jonas S. Almeida, Ph.D., Director of Data Science, DCEG, and Dr. Blánaid Hicks at Queen's University Belfast, Ireland.

  • Lorena Sandoval, M.S., predoctoral fellow

    Lorena Sandoval, M.S.

    Ms. Sandoval, predoctoral fellow in TDRP, is studying health disparities in cancer with a focus on policy interventions, using serverless architecture and data visualization. Her mentor is Jonas S. Almeida, Ph.D.

  • Akemi Wijayabahu

    Akemi T. Wijayabahu, Ph.D., M.S.

    Dr. Wijayabahu, research fellow in CGB, focuses on understanding etiological relationships and modifiable risk factors of cancers that afflict women, with a special emphasis on endometrial cancer, under the mentorship of

  • Xueyao Wu is a predoctoral fellow in the Trans-Divisional Research Program.

    Xueyao Wu, B.Med.

    Ms. Wu, predoctoral fellow in the Trans-Divisional Research Program, is investigating the contributions of genetic and nongenetic factors to breast cancer risk, under the mentorship of Peter Kraft, Ph.D.

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