Jennifer Geris

Jennifer Geris, Ph.D., M.P.H.

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Jennifer Geris, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Postdoctoral Associate

Email

Jennifer.Geris@bcm.edu

Positions

Postdoctoral Associate: Medicine - Epidemiology & Population Science
Baylor College of Medicine

Addresses

Baylor Clinic (Office)
: 6620 Main Street
Suite 1530.14
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-4902

Education

PhD from University of Minnesota: 05/2022 - Minneapolis, Minnesota United States; Epidemiology, Biostatistics - Doctoral minor

MPH from University of Minnesota: 06/2018 - Minneapolis, Minnesota United States; Epidemiology

BA from University of Minnesota: 05/2014 - Minneapolis, Minnesota United States; Biology

Professional Interests

Cancer Epidemiology
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
Virology
Molecular Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases

Websites

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Selected Publications

Geris JM, Spector LG, Roesler M, Hernandez-Alvarado N, Blackstad M, Nelson HH, Schleiss MR "High prevalence of asymptomatic CMV shedding in healthy children attending the Minnesota state fair." J Clin Viro. 2022 Mar;148(105102) Pubmed PMID: 35158280
Geris JM, Spector LG "Race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic differences in incidence of pediatric embryonal tumors in the United States." Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020 Sep;67(9):e28582. Pubmed PMID: 32672899
Geris JM, Spector LG, Pfeiffer RM, Limaye AP, Yu KJ, Engels EA "Cancer risk associated with cytomegalovirus infection among solid organ transplant recipients in the United States." Cancer. 2022 Sep 20; Pubmed PMID: 36126024
Geris JM, Stancari AL, Meirhaeghe MR, Gautam S, Cayatte C, Schmeling DO, Okour MF, Brundage RC, Hayes GM, Balfour Jr. HH "Rapid antibody responses to Epstein-Barr virus correlate with reduced severity of primary infection." J Clin Viro. 2022 Aug;155(105267) Pubmed PMID: 36007460

Grimm-Geris JM, Dunmire SK, Duval LM, Filtz EA, Leuschen HJ, Schmeling DO, Kulasingam SL, Balfour Jr. HH "Screening for Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection status in university freshmen: acceptability of a gingival swab method." Epidemiol Infect. 2019 Jan;147:e140. Pubmed PMID: 30869049
Balfour Jr. HH, Schmeling DO, Grimm-Geris JM "The promise of a prophylactic Epstein-Barr virus vaccine." Pediatr Res. 2020 Jan;87(2):345-352. Pubmed PMID: 31641280
Cederberg LE, Rabinovitch MD, Grimm-Geris JM, Schmeling DO, Filtz EA, Condon LM, Balfour Jr HH "Epstein-Barr virus DNA in parental oral secretions: a potential source of infection for their young children." Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Jan 7;68(2):306-312. Pubmed PMID: 29846551
Grimm JM, Schmeling DO, Dunmire SK, Knight JA, Mullan BD, Ed JA, Brundage RC, Hogquist KA, Balfour Jr. HH "Prospective studies of infectious mononucleosis in university students." Clin Transl Immunology. 2016 Aug 12;5(8):e94. Pubmed PMID: 27588199
Verghese PS, Schmeling DO, Filtz EA, Grimm JM, Matas AJ, Balfour Jr HH. "Transplantation of solid organ transplant recipients shedding Epstein-Barr virus DNA pre-transplant: A prospective study." Clin Transplant. 2017 Nov;31(11) Pubmed PMID: 28915342
Dunmire SK, Grimm JM, Schmeling DO, Balfour HH Jr, Hogquist KA "The incubation period of primary Epstein-Barr virus infection: Viral dynamics and immunologic events." PLoS Pathog. 2015 Dec 1;11(12):e1005286. Pubmed PMID: 26624012
Balfour Jr. HH, Meirhaeghe MR, Stancari AL, Geris JM, Condon LM, Cederberg LE "Declining Epstein-Barr virus antibody prevalence in college freshmen strengthens the rationale for a prophylactic EBV vaccine." Vaccines. 2022 Sep; Pubmed PMID: 36146477
Geris JM, Duval LM, Balfour Jr. HH "Epstein-Barr Virus, Chapter 88." Encyclopedia of Infection and Immunity. 2022;2:37-52.
Geris JM, Schleiss MR, Hooten AJ, Langer E, Hernandez-Alvarado N, Roesler MA, Sample J, Williams LA, Dickens DS, Mody RJ, Ravindranath Y, Gowans KL, Pridgeon MG, Spector LG, Nelson HH "Evaluation of the Association Between Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection and Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia." JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Jan 3;6(1):e22502198. Pubmed PMID: 36622672