Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences
·
2026 - Present
Population Health Sciences,
Basic Science Departments
Recent Scholarly Works
Characterizing the composition and diversity of the vaginal microbiome in ovarian cancer.
Journal article Commun Med (Lond) · July 10, 2026 BACKGROUND: Vaginal dysbiosis, characterized by Lactobacillus depletion and anaerobic enrichment, may be relevant to ovarian cancer (OC) outcomes, yet comprehensive microbiome characterization in OC patients remains limited. Here, we characterize the preva ... Full text Link to item CiteAssociation of cumulative lifetime estrogen exposure and reproductive factors with breast cancer molecular subtype among Nigerian women in the MEND study.
Journal article Breast Cancer Res Treat · June 1, 2026 PURPOSE: Cumulative lifetime endogenous estrogen exposure (CLEEE) is an established breast cancer (BC) risk factor, yet Nigeria faces increasing BC incidence and mortality despite reproductive patterns typically associated with lower estrogen exposure. We ... Full text Link to item CiteSelf-collected biospecimen consent and return rates in a population-based study among women with ovarian cancer: insights from the ORCHiD study.
Journal article Cancer Causes Control · January 31, 2026 PURPOSE: The collection of biospecimens in population-based studies enables investigation of molecular mechanisms underlying health outcomes but faces implementation challenges. We describe biospecimen collection outcomes in the Ovarian Cancer Epidemiology ... 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 - 2027A 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
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School of Medicine ·
2015
M.D.
Howard University ·
2009
Ph.D.