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Sally N. Adebamowo, MBBS, MSc, ScD

Academic Title:

Associate Professor

Primary Appointment:

Epidemiology & Public Health

Administrative Title:

Co-leader of the Population Science Research Program for UMGCCC

Additional Title:

Co-Leader, Population Science Program, University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center

Location:

660 West Redwood Street

Phone (Primary):

(410) 706-7431

Fax:

(410) 706-1944

Education and Training

  • University of Ibadan, MBBS, Medicine and Surgery, 2007
  • University of London, MSc, Clinical Trials, 2011
  • Harvard University, ScD, Nutritional Epidemiology, 2014
  • Harvard School of Public Health, Postdoctoral Study, Nutritional Epidemiology, 2015
  • National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Postdoctoral Study, Genetic Epidemiology, 2016

Research/Clinical Keywords

Human Papillomavirus and Cervical Cancer, Breast Cancer, Lung cancer, Clinical Trials, Cardio-Oncology, Nutritional Epidemiology, Genetic Epidemiology, Polygenic Risk Scores

Highlighted Publications

The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network. Integrated genomic and molecular characterization of cervical cancer. Nature. January 23, 2017.  DOI: 10.1038/nature21386. PMID: 28112728

Sally N. Adebamowo, Fasil Tekola-Ayele, Adebowale A. Adeyemo, and Charles N. Rotimi. Genomics of Cardiometabolic Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa. Public Health Genomics. 2017 May 9. doi: 10.1159/000468535. PMID: 28482349.

Adebamowo SN, Ma B, Zella D, Famooto A, Ravel J, Adebamowo C; ACCME Research Group. Mycoplasma hominis and Mycoplasma genitalium in the Vaginal Microbiota and Persistent High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Infection. Front Public Health. 2017 Jun 26;5:140. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00140. PMID: 28695118.

Berger AC, Korkut A, Kanchi RS, Hegde, AM, Lenoir W, Liu W, Liu Y, Fan H, Shen H, Ravikumar V, Rao A, Schultz A, Li X, Sumazin P, Williams C, Mestdagh P, Gunaratne PH, Yau C, Bowlby R, Robertson AG, Tiezzi DG, Wang C, Cherniack AD, Godwin AK, Kuderer NM, Rader JS, Zuna RE, Sood AK, Lazar AJ, Ojesina AI,Adebamowo C, Adebamowo SN, K. Baggerly KA, Chen T, Chiu H, S. Lefever S, Liu L, MacKenzie K, S. Orsulic S, Roszik J, Shelley CS, Song Q, Vellano CP, Wentzensen N, The Cancer Genome Atlas Network A Comprehensive Pan-Cancer Molecular Study of Gynecologic and Breast Cancers. Cancer Cell. 2018 Apr 9;33(4):690-705.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2018.03.014. Epub 2018 Apr 2. PMID: 29622464.

Kaplan MH, Kaminski M, Estes JM, Gitlin SD, Zahn J, Elder JT, Tejasvi T, Gensterblum E, Sawalha AH, McGowan JP, Dosik MH, Direskeneli H, Direskeneli GS, Adebamowo SN, Adebamowo CA, Sajadi M, Contreras-Galindo R. Structural Variation of Centromeric Endogenous Retroviruses in Human Populations and their Impact on Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma, Sézary Syndrome, and HIV infection. BMC Medical Genomics. BMC Med Genomics. 2019 May 2;12(1):58. doi: 10.1186/s12920-019-0505-8. PMID: 31046767

Choudhury A, Aron S, Botigué L, Sengupta D, Botha G, Bensellak T, Wells G, Kumuthini J, Shriner D, Fakim YJ, Ghoorah AW, Dareng E, Odia T, Falola D, Adebiyi E, Hazelhurst S, Mazandu G, Nyangiri OA, Mbiyavanga M, Benkahla A, Kassim SK, Mulder N, Adebamowo SN, Chimusa ER, Muzny D, Metcalf G, Gibbs RA, TrypanoGEN Research Group, Rotimi C, Ramsay M, H3Africa Consortium, Adeyemo A, Lombard Z, Hanchard NA, High Depth African Genomes Inform Human Migration and Health. Nature. 2020 Oct; 586(7831):741-748. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2859-7. PMID: 33116287

Adebamowo SN, Adeyemo AA, Rotimi CN, Olaniyan O, Offiong RB, Adebamowo CA, H3Africa ACCME Research Group. Genome-Wide Association Study of Prevalent and Persistent Cervical High-Risk Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection. BMC Med Genet 2020 Nov 23;21(1):231. doi: 10.1186/s12881-020-01156-1. PMID: 33225922

Campos NG, Demarco M, Bruni L, Desai KT, Gage JC, Adebamowo SN, de Sanjose S, Kim JJ, Schiffman M. A proposed new generation of evidence-based microsimulation models to inform global control of cervical cancer. Prev Med. 2021 Mar;144:106438. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106438. 2021 Mar 4. PMID: 33678235; PMCID: PMC8041229.

Adebamowo CA, Adeyemo A, Ashaye A, Akpa OM, Chikowore T, Choudhury A, Fakim YJ, Fatumo S, Hanchard N, Hauser M, Mitchell B, Mulder N, Ofori-Acquah SF, Owolabi M, Ramsay M, Tayo B, VasanthKumar AB, Zhang Y, Adebamowo SN. Polygenic risk scores for CARDINAL study. Nat Genet. 2022 May;54(5):527-530. doi: 10.1038/s41588-022-01074-3. PMID: 35513726; PMCID: PMC9907721.

Adebamowo SN, Befano B, Cheung LC, Rodriguez AC, Demarco M, Rydzak G, Chen X, Porras C, Herrero R, Kim JJ, Castle PE, Wentzensen N, Kreimer AR, Schiffman M, Campos NG. Different human papillomavirus types share early natural history transitions in immunocompetent women. Int J Cancer. 2022 Sep 15;151(6):920-929. doi: 10.1002/ijc.34128. Epub 2022 Jun 17. PMID: 35603904; PMCID: PMC9329241.

Adebamowo SN and Adebowale AA for the ACCME Research Group as part of the H3Africa Consortium. Classical HLA Alleles are Associated with Prevalent and Persistent Cervical High-Risk HPV Infection in African Women. Hum Immunol. 2019 May 6. pii: S0198-8859(18)31018-8. doi: 10.1016/j.humimm.2019.04.011. PMID: 31072753

Adebamowo CA, Morhason-Bello IO, ACCME Research Group as part of the H3Africa Consortium, Adebamowo SN. Validation of self-report of uterine fibroid diagnosis using a transvaginal ultrasound scan. Sci Rep. 2023 Jun 5;13(1):9091. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-36313-y. PMID: 37277479; PMCID: PMC10241956.

Peitz J, Adebamowo SA, Adebamowo SN. Association between Serum Folate and Vaginal High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Infections in US Women. Journal Nutrition. J Nutr. 2023 Dec 28:S0022-3166(23)72829-0. doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.12.040. PMID: 38158185.

Adebamowo SN, Adeyemo A, Adebayo A, Achara P, Alabi B, Bakare RA, Famooto AO, Obende K, Offiong R, Olaniyan O, Ologun S, Rotimi C; ACCME Research Group as part of the H3Africa Consortium; Adebamowo CA. Genome, HLA and polygenic risk score analyses for prevalent and persistent cervical human papillomavirus (HPV) infections. Eur J Hum Genet. 2024 Jun;32(6):708-716. doi: 10.1038/s41431-023-01521-7. Epub 2024 Jan 10. PMID: 38200081; PMCID: PMC11153215.

Doumatey AP, Shriner D, Zhou J, Lei L, Chen G, Oluwasola-Taiwo O, Nkem S, Ogundeji A, Adebamowo SN, Bentley AR, Gouveia MH, Meeks KAC, Adebamowo CA, Adeyemo AA, Rotimi CN. Untargeted metabolomic profiling reveals molecular signatures associated with type 2 diabetes in Nigerians. Genome Med. 2024 Mar 5;16(1):38. doi: 10.1186/s13073-024-01308-5. PMID: 38444015; PMC10913364.

Zhong M, Onyenobi E, Duomatey A, Chen G, Perry J, Ye Z; ACCME Research Group as part of the H3Africa Consortium; Rotimi C, Adebamowo CA, Adeyemo A, Adebamowo SN. A meta-analysis and polygenic score study identifies novel genetic markers for waist-hip ratio in African populations. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2024 Oct 1. doi: 10.1002/oby.24123. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39351966.

Kullo IJ, Conomos MP, Nelson SC, Adebamowo SN, Choudhury A, Conti D, Fullerton SM, Gogarten SM, Heavner B, Hornsby WE, Kenny EE, Khan A, Khera AV, Li Y, Martin I, Mercader JM, Ng M, Raffield LM, Reiner A, Rowley R, Schaid D, Stilp A, Wiley K, Wilson R, Witte JS, Natarajan P; Polygenic Risk Methods in Diverse Populations (PRIMED) Consortium. The PRIMED Consortium: Reducing disparities in polygenic risk assessment. Am J Hum Genet. 2024 Nov 14:S0002-9297(24)00379-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2024.10.010. PMID: 39561770.

 

 

 

Additional Publication Citations

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Awards and Affiliations

  • 2000 - 2006 Academic Scholarship from Shell Petroleum Development Company, Nigeria 
  • 2010 - 2011 Merit Award for Academic Excellence, Rivers State Government of Nigeria
  • 2010 - 2012 Stares Doctoral Fellowship Award, Harvard University
  • 2012 SAS Global Forum Student Award
  • 2012 Rising Star in Global Health, Grand Challenges Canada
  • 2013 - 2014 Bernard Lown Scholars-In-Residence Grant
  • 2014 Fogarty International Center mHealth Travel Grant 2014
  • 2015 - 2016 Bernard Lown Visiting Scholar Grant
  • 2016 American Heart Association Early Investigator Travel Grant
  • 2016 American Society of Clinical Oncology’s Conquer Cancer Foundation Merit Award
  • 2019 American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant
  • 2021 MPH Teaching and Mentoring Award, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland Baltimore
  • 2021 NIH/NHGRI U01 Grant Award
  • 2022 American Cancer Society – Research Scholar Grant Award (R01 equivalent)
  • 2023 NIH/NCI R25 Grant Award
  • 2023 NIH/OD R03 Grant Award
  • 2024 Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA)