Current Appointments & Affiliations
Medical Instructor in Population Health Sciences
·
2023 - Present
Population Health Sciences,
Basic Science Departments
Recent Publications
Racial Differences in Vaginal Fluid Metabolites and Association with Systemic Inflammation Markers among Ovarian Cancer Patients: A Pilot Study.
Journal Article Cancers (Basel) · March 23, 2024 The vaginal microbiome differs by race and contributes to inflammation by directly producing or consuming metabolites or by indirectly inducing host immune response, but its potential contributions to ovarian cancer (OC) disparities remain unclear. In this ... Full text Link to item CiteAssociation of reproductive risk factors and breast cancer molecular subtypes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal Article BMC Cancer · July 10, 2023 BACKGROUND: Associations between reproductive factors and breast cancer (BC) risk vary by molecular subtype (i.e., luminal A, luminal B, HER2, and triple negative/basal-like [TNBC]). In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we summarized the associatio ... Full text Link to item CiteDevelopment and Psychometric Evaluation of Healthcare Access Measures among Women with Ovarian Cancer.
Journal Article Cancers (Basel) · December 19, 2022 Several proposed theoretical frameworks have defined the complex nature of healthcare access (HCA) [...]. ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Experiences of Discrimination, Dysbiosis, and Racial Disparities in Ovarian Cancer
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Cancer Institute · 2023 - 2028A Role of Multilevel Healthcare Access Dimensions in Ovarian Cancer Disparities
ResearchResearch Scientist · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2024Race-related differential splicing of the insulin receptor and prostate tumor cell biology
ResearchPI-Fellow · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2016 - 2020View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School of Medicine ·
2015
M.D.
Howard University ·
2009
Ph.D.