Sunny Siddique, MPH
Biography
Research & Publications
Biography
Sunny Siddique is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health. He holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) in Epidemiology from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Molecular Biology from Princeton University. Prior to Yale, Sunny served as a Cancer Research Training Award Fellow at the National Cancer Institute where he studied age-related functional outcomes among cancer survivors, pain management among cancer patients visiting the ER, and follow-up and surveillance strategies to improve detection of cancer recurrence. Sunny has also conducted substantial work in analyzing cancer center catchment areas and identifying neighborhood level disparities in cancer treatment and outcomes. His current research interests include: risk factors and screening for early-onset gastrointestinal cancers (particularly colorectal, pancreas, stomach, and liver cancers), access and utilization of novel treatments, and the functional outcomes of long-term cancer survivors.
Education & Training
- MPHColumbia University, Epidemiology with Certificate in Advanced Epidemiology (2019)
- BAPrinceton University, Molecular Biology with Certificate in Global Health and Health Policy (2017)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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YCCI Multidisciplinary Pre-Doctoral Training Grant | Yale Center for Clinical Investigation | 2022 |
T32 Pre-doctoral Cancer Prevention Training Grant | National Cancer Institute | 2021 |
Outstanding Fellow Performance Award | National Cancer Institute | 2020 |
Special Service Recognition Award | National Cancer Institute | 2020 |
Health Scholars Research Grant | Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University | 2015 |
Ronald McDonald Corporation Scholarship | Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities | 2013 |
Burger King Scholarship | Burger King McLamore Foundation | 2013 |
Gates Millennium Scholarship | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | 2013 |
AXA Achievement Grand Prize Recipient | AXA Equitable Foundation | 2013 |
Simon Scholarship | Simon Family Foundation | 2011 |