Research Experience
Tumor Alterations and Survival Outcomes in African Americans with Aggressive Colorectal Cancer
Georgetown University School of Medicine
January 2024-present
• Examine molecular and epigenetic differences in colorectal cancer tumor data in a racially diverse cohort.
• Evaluate population-level data at the aggregate and SEER level to determine racial differences associated with colorectal cancer survival.
• Quantify the association between area-level cumulative environmental impacts and cancer survival.
Breast, Colorectal, and Prostate Cancer Disparities
Howard University Cancer Center
2020-Present
• Conduct research on the role of patient navigation in reducing breast, colorectal, and prostate cancer disparities
Exploring the Use of a Restoration Step to Detect Mosaic Chromosomal Alterations in Prostate Samples
University of Texas-MD Anderson Cancer Center
June 2022-August 2022
• Conducted research related to prostate cancer disparities.
• Examined hapLOH plots (looking for event calls, looking at the posterior probability, and the distribution of SNIPS)
Use of Nanomaterials in Global Health
Virginia Union University
2020-2021
• Conducted research on the use of nanomaterials in global health for the treatment of viral infections.
Burden of Opioids in South Carolina
Department of Health and Environmental Control
2017-2018
• A comprehensive document was created that examined opioid usage and vulnerability in South Carolina.
Undergraduate Research-Virginia Union University
Soil and Water Quality Research
2016
• Conducted soil and water quality research through the VUU Environmental Ambassadors.
Breast Cancer Research
2015-2016
• Conducted breast cancer research through the Department of Natural Science at Virginia Union University.
