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Afreen Idris Shariff

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition

Awards & Honors


Banting and Best award

University East Carolina University · 2014

In the News


Published November 13, 2025
Obesity Weakens Cancer Immunity: Can GLP-1 Drugs Turn It Back On?
Published January 15, 2021
Checkpoint NOW podcast launch
Published November 13, 2020
What to Know If You’re Going to Buy Black Market Insulin
Published June 4, 2019
Checkpoint Immune Agents Trigger High-Risk Reaction in Patient with Cancer
Published February 12, 2019
Endocrinologist Tackles Side Effects of Immunotherapy Cancer Treatments