Eva Rest, MS
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Eva Rest is an M.D.-Ph.D. student pursuing her Ph.D. in Dr. David Hafler's lab. Her research interests include multidisciplinary and computational approaches to heterogeneity in immune responses and regulation, autoimmune diseases, and long-term sequelae of viral infections. She hopes to use her M.D.-Ph.D. training to integrate empathetic clinical care for immunological conditions, chronic illnesses, and long-term infections with novel, data-driven interventions. Eva is passionate about public health, science communication, and accessibility in medicine.
Eva earned her M.S. in Global Infectious Disease at Georgetown University where she studied respiratory disease dynamics and vaccination heterogeneity 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.
Education & Training
- MS
- Georgetown University, Global Infectious Disease
- BS
- Georgetown University, Science, Technology, and International Affairs
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0000-0002-6461-3450
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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
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