Anna Junkins, PhD
Anna Junkins, PhD, is a first-year postdoctoral research fellow trainee in the MAGEC program working with mentors Dr. Staci Sudenga and Dr. Melinda Aldrich. Anna received her Ph.D. in Epidemiology and Master’s of Science in Public Health from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), where she also received a graduate certificate in Applications of Mixed Methods Research. Her main research interest is in understanding how to reduce the burden of HPV-associated cancer among people with HIV. Anna’s current research projects include investigations of molecular biomarkers, like the microbiome and immune markers, and anal pre-cancer among people with HIV and social determinants of health associated with cancer risk among people living in the Southeastern U.S.
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