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Yilu Qin

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Dr. Qin will spend her fellowship year at the Centre of Excellence for Research in AIDS (CERiA) at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia under the mentorship of Adeeba Kamarulzaman, MD, MBBS, FRACP, FASc, Frederick Altice, MD, MA, and Sheela Shenoi, MD, MPH. Her research will focus on mobile health technology and linkage to HIV care for individuals transitioning from prison to community in Malaysia, looking at implications for HIV and addiction treatment programs.

Dr. Qin is a physician at Yale University. She is interested in developing her career as a global health researcher. Her experience working as a primary care physician using telemedicine has inspired her to investigate this technology as a tool to increase access to healthcare services. Her prior opportunities as a Fulbright-Fogarty fellow from 2014-2015 in China solidified her interest in pursuing global health research. She continues to be interested in working with marginalized populations and finding creative ways to increase access to healthcare.