Eva Rest, MS
About
Biography
Eva Rest is an M.D.-Ph.D. student. Her research interests include computational approaches to infectious disease biology, transmission of respiratory and vaccine-preventable diseases, vaccine efficacy and immune response, and public health. Eva hopes to use her M.D.-Ph.D. training to integrate clinical infectious disease care with data-driven interventions.
Eva earned her M.S. in Global Infectious Disease at Georgetown University where she studied respiratory disease dynamics and spatial heterogeneity in vaccination patterns in the lab of Dr. Shweta Bansal. Previously, she researched harm reduction strategies for substance use disorders at the University of Illinois Chicago's Institute for Health Research and Policy. She graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University studying global health and health policy.
Eva is passionate about disability representation and accessibility in medicine. She co-founded and co-leads Medical Students with Disability and Chronic Illness (MSDCI) at Yale and is involved with disability and accessibility advocacy and research.
Education & Training
- MS
- Georgetown University, Global Infectious Disease
- BS
- Georgetown University, Science, Technology, and International Affairs
Research
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Medical Research Interests
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ORCID
0000-0002-6461-3450
Research at a Glance
Publications Timeline
Publications
Featured Publications
The Global Landscape of Smallpox Vaccination History and Implications for Current and Future Orthopoxvirus Susceptibility: A Modeling Study
Taube JC*, Rest EC*, Lloyd-Smith JO, Bansal S. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. *Co-first authors.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisentangling the rhythms of human activity in the built environment for airborne transmission risk: An analysis of large-scale mobility data.
Susswein Z, Rest EC, Bansal S. Disentangling the rhythms of human activity in the built environment for airborne transmission risk: An analysis of large-scale mobility data. Elife 2023, 12 PMID: 37014055, DOI: 10.7554/eLife.80466.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
"Smoker" and "Vaper" identity in people who use both cigarettes and E-cigarettes: Changes over time and associations with smoking behaviors.
Denson RK, Rest EC, Diviak K, Hedeker D, Mermelstein RJ. "Smoker" and "Vaper" identity in people who use both cigarettes and E-cigarettes: Changes over time and associations with smoking behaviors. J Addict Dis 2024, 1-9. PMID: 39558472, DOI: 10.1080/10550887.2024.2421044.Peer-Reviewed Original Research In Press
2022
Preferred flavors and tobacco use patterns in adult dual users of cigarettes and ENDS.
Rest EC, Brikmanis KN, Mermelstein RJ. Preferred flavors and tobacco use patterns in adult dual users of cigarettes and ENDS. Addictive Behaviors 2022, 125: 107168. PMID: 34772504, PMCID: PMC8629959, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107168.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Response To: Can We Measure Nicotine Dependence in Dual Users of Cigarettes and ENDS?
Mermelstein RJ, Hedeker D, Rest EC. Response To: Can We Measure Nicotine Dependence in Dual Users of Cigarettes and ENDS? Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal Of The Society For Research On Nicotine And Tobacco 2021, 23: 874-875. PMID: 33331899, PMCID: PMC8247583, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNicotine Dependence in Dual Users of Cigarettes and E-Cigarettes: Common and Distinct Elements.
Rest EC, Mermelstein RJ, Hedeker D. Nicotine Dependence in Dual Users of Cigarettes and E-Cigarettes: Common and Distinct Elements. Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal Of The Society For Research On Nicotine And Tobacco 2021, 23: 662-668. PMID: 33097952, PMCID: PMC7976930, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGetting to Know Plasmodium knowlesi: The New Parasite on the Block
Boyce M, Mohr G, Rest EC. Malaria.com. 2021.Publications for non-academic audiences