Team Members

Principal Investigator

Erica T. Warner, ScD MPH

Dr. Warner is an Assistant Professor in the Department Medicine at Harvard Medical School and an Assistant Investigator at Massachusetts General Hospital where she conducts epidemiological research on cancer in the Mongan Institute’s Clinical Translational Epidemiology Unit. Dr. Warner has a bachelor's degree from Duke University and a master's in public health degree (MPH) from Yale School of Public Health. Dr. Warner completed her doctorate, and the Alonzo Smythe Yerby Postdoctoral Fellowship, both in Epidemiology, at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Her research studies how lifestyle, behavioral, and genetic factors affect cancer screening, and intermediate markers of cancer risk, cancer risk and survival, with an interest in molecular subtypes and racial/ethnic and socioeconomic health disparities. Dr. Warner is a member of the steering committee of the Boston Breast Cancer Equity Coalition, Research Director for the Boston Mammography Cohort Study, and Project Director for the National Consortium on Psychosocial Stress, Spirituality, and Health. She is a 2018 winner of the Deans Community Service Award from the Office for Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership at Harvard Medical School, and was named a 2019 Diversity Scholar by the Nutrition Obesity Research Center at Harvard, and received the MGH Physician/Scientist Development Award.

Current and Past Lab Members

Emily Restrepo

Emily Restrepo is currently working on Lung Cancer Screening in Women and Breast Health Equity Survivorship projects. Emily received her Bachelor’s in Exercise and Health Sciences from the University of Massachusetts Boston. Her main research interest is health equity, especially within the Latinx community. She plans to attend the Direct-Entry Master of Science in Nursing program at MGH Institute of Health Professions in Fall 2020. Emily’s goals are to use research to improve quality of care for patients from minority communities and address health disparities in the Latinx community.

Audra Hite

Audra Hite is currently working on the Endocrine Therapy Adherence and Firefighters’ Lung Cancer Screening projects, and assisting the Liver Team on the Cirrhosis Quality Collaborative. Audra received her Bachelor’s of Science in Exercise and Health Science from the University of Massachusetts Boston and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Business Administration from Cambridge College. Her interests include increasing patient advocacy in clinical settings for people of color.

Naiyu Chen

Naiyu Chen is currently a PhD student in Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Prior to that, she worked as a clinical research coordinator at USC Keck for multiple clinical trials on cancer screening and treatment, particularly targeting the underserved population in Los Angeles, California. Her current research projects mostly focus on cancer health disparities.

Beza Tadess

Beza Tadess is was a clinical research coordinator in the Warner Lab from 2020-2021. She is currently pursuing a Masters in Public Health degree at the University of Washington.

Jennifer Le

Jenni Le was a COVID Corp Scholar in summer 2020 continuing through 2021.. Her goals are to work in the biotechnology industry to find a cure for rare diseases, specifically Cystic Fibrosis and Thalassemia. She plans to pursue a Masters Degree in Applied Molecular Biotechnology.

Rebecca Nelleke

Rebecca Nelleke was a volunteer in the Warner Lab 2020-2021. She is completing her bachelor’s degree at Brandeis University majoring in Biology and Health: Science, Society, and Policy. Her clinical and research interests are in oncology, women’s health, and improving healthcare disparities, and she plans to attend graduate school to become a nurse practitioner after her graduation.