Status: Filled – Intern: Munsa Manandhar
Intern: Munsa Manandhar
Faculty Name: sadeep-shrestha-phd
UAB Department: Epidemiology
UAB School: School of Public Health
Campus Address: R217L, Ryals Building
Telephone Number: (205) 934-6459
Email: sshrestha@uab.edu or Click to Send E-Mail
For how many summers have you served as a preceptor: 3 or more
CCC Research Area: Cancer Control and Population Science
Number of hours per week that the preceptor will personally supervise or work with the intern: 8
Other faculty, staff, or graduate students who may help to supervise the intern:
1. Amrita Mukherjee
2. Anna Junkin
Title of Project: 24SS – Epidemiology and Co-Morbidities of HPV-Associated Cancers
Project Description:
In the United States, incidence of HPV-associated cancers have increased over the past couple of decades. Even though the incidence rate of cervical cancer continues to decline with routine screening, increase in incidence of other HPV-associated cancers like oropharyngeal and anal squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) is concerning. With advancements in cancer therapies, cancer survivors are surviving longer than before. Recent evidence suggests that nearly half of the cancer survivors die of non-cancer related causes specifically, cardiovascular and neurological comorbidities. We will use various publicly available databases to examine the prevalence and trends of these co-morbidities in HPV-related cancers.
Project Status: Already up and running
Location of Project: Birmingham, AL (UAB)
Proposed Start Date: May 11, 2020
Proposed End Date: August 21, 2020
Expected work schedule for intern: Flexible, intern can largely set his or her own schedule (as for students who are instructed how to proceed and are permitted to work independently with weekly guidance) and should contribute full-time effort.
Category of Project: Analytical/Statistical Research
Cancer topic: Cervix, Head and Neck, Oral Cavity, Multiple Cancer Sites
Does this project involve human subjects: Yes
Does this project involve animal subjects: No
Duty:
1.
Literature search and catalogue references
2.
Manage and analyze data
3.
Produce basic tables and figures
Preceptor will provide intern with access to the following:
Office or desk space, Computer and printer
Likelihood that intern will be included as an author on one or more publications
related to this summer research project: Very likely
Areas in which the ideal candidates will have experience:
Cancer Rates, Trends and Statistics, Infectious agents and cancer, Statistics and Data Management, basic knowledge
