Bio
Jeffery Osei is a doctoral student in epidemiology at Emory University. Before coming to Emory, he earned his M.D. and worked as a general practitioner in Ghana. Currently, Jeffery works as a clinical research coordinator and a research assistant at Emory University Hospital and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office of Genomics and Precision Public Health, respectively. Jeffery is interested in clinical and translational research in cardiovascular disease. In particular, the use of traditional and genetic epidemiologic methods and mobile health technologies, to understand the biological mechanisms and genetic factors underlying cardiovascular disease, to identify novel biomarkers and risk factors, and develop therapeutic and preventive strategies.
Areas of Interest
- Mental Health
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Clinical Trials
- Genetic Epidemiology
- Genomics
- Clinical Research
- Causal Inference
Education
- MBChB, KNUST School of Medicine and Dentistry
- MPH, Emory University