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Current Fellows in the Integrative Tumor Epidemiology Branch

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Meet the fellows in the Integrative Tumor Epidemiology Branch (ITEB) and learn about their work.

Meet Principal Investigators in ITEB.

Kara Barnao, B.S.
Ms. Barnao investigates the role of co-occurring clonal hematopoiesis on various phenotypes, such as hematologic parameters and malignancies.
Nyahne Bergeron, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Bergeron studies the social determinants of breast cancer disparities among African and African American populations.
Quiera S. Booker, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Booker investigates molecular and social factors that contribute to breast cancer disparities.
Li Feng, Ph.D.
Dr. Feng studies the etiology of breast cancer, while exploring the associated risk factors and heterogeneity across different populations.
Alexandra R. Harris, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S.
Dr. Harris studies how breast cancer risk factors impact tumor biology, microenvironment, and outcomes.
Garrett S. Hendley, M.S.
Garrett Hendley examines the interplay between various risk factors in breast cancer.
Rebecca L. Kelly, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Kelly studies early somatic events in healthy cells and the contribution of germline and environmental factors to their potential progression to cancer.
Azhar Khandekar, B.S.
Mr. Khandekar analyzes copy number variation and structural variants in normal and tumor genomes.
Olivia Lee, Ph.D.
Dr. Lee is studying tumor evolution of lung cancer from never-smokers through multi-omic analysis and epidemiologic assessment.
Vagmi R. Luhar, Prebaccalaureate Fellow
Ms. Luhar, a prebaccalaureate fellow in ITEB, is investigating how stromal architecture and immune landscape composition contribute to breast cancer progression, under the mentorship of Mustapha Abubakar, M.D, Ph.D.
Mona Miraftab, B.S.
Ms. Miraftab, postbaccalaureate fellow in ITEB, creates new global contacts and reviews clinical/pathological data for the Sherlock-Lung Study. Her mentor is Maria Teresa Landi, M.D., Ph.D., senior investigator in the Integrative Tumor Epidemiology Branch, and Senior Advisor for Genomic Epidemiology in the Trans-Divisional Research Program.
Paloma Mitra, B.A., Postbaccalaureate iCURE Fellow
Ms. Mitra works on epidemiological studies in health disparities and female cancers.
Monjoy Saha, Ph.D.
Dr. Saha applies artificial intelligence and machine-learning methodologies to pathologic and radiologic medical imaging and epidemiologic data to investigate the etiology and prognosis of cancers.
Nesreen Shahrour, B.S., Postbaccalaureate Fellow
Ms. Shahrour investigates the genetic and clinical determinants of melanoma risk and progression.
Tam-Anh Tran, Prebaccalaureate Fellow
Ms. Tran works on research into melanoma risk in the Mediterranean.
Thi Van Trinh Tran, Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Tran uses pathology and radiology data for risk classifications for lung cancer in never-smokers.
Kaitlin White, B.S.
Ms. White is researching breast cancer etiology in the Ghana Breast Health Study.
Corey Young, Ph.D., M.S.
Dr. Young investigates early-stage clonal chromosomal alterations in leukocytes and their potential relevance for hematological cancer risk.
Wei Zhao, Ph.D.
Dr. Zhao investigates the etiology and progression of lung cancer in never smokers through a comprehensive genomic analysis and clinical and epidemiologic assessment.