Braiya Nolan, MPH
Research Fellow
Yale School of Public Health
Department of Epidemiology and Microbial Diseases
Department of Epidemiology and Microbial Diseases
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Email: [email protected]
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Laboratories of Epidemiology and Public Health 60 College St. Suite 608; New Haven, CT 06510
- B.S. in BS in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology – Yale University
- Masters of Public Health – Yale University School of Public Health
Originally from Wisconsin, I came to Yale for my undergraduate studies and stayed to complete my MPH, and am now continuing my work at Yale as a Ferguson RISE Research Fellow. I joined the Grubaugh Lab in 2023 and earned a B.S. from Yale College in 2025 in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology with a Biotechnology Concentration and a Global Health Certificate. I then completed my MPH in 2026 studying Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases with a Public Health Modeling Concentration.
During my time at Yale, I have worked in the Grubaugh Lab and the Vogels Lab and interned with the Bei Lab. Through these experiences, I have studied dengue virus intra-host diversity and biocontrol method, Wolbachia; Powassan virus evolution and sequencing; and conducted field work in Senegal supporting development of a novel Plasmodium falciparum vaccine. Broadly, I am interested in pathogen evolution and diversity under immune pressure and how we can quantify and predict pathogen and immunological responses using integrated experimental and computational approaches.
As a CDC-funded Dr. James A. Ferguson Emerging Infectious Diseases Research Initiatives for Student Enhancement (RISE) Graduate Fellow in the Grubaugh Lab, I am currently developing a Mycobacterium tuberculosis sequencing workflow and building statistical models of antibody responses following dengue vaccination.
I am also passionate about scientific access and representation, particularly for rural or low-resourced communities. When not in the lab, I enjoy swimming, hiking, running, and roller blading around New York City!
During my time at Yale, I have worked in the Grubaugh Lab and the Vogels Lab and interned with the Bei Lab. Through these experiences, I have studied dengue virus intra-host diversity and biocontrol method, Wolbachia; Powassan virus evolution and sequencing; and conducted field work in Senegal supporting development of a novel Plasmodium falciparum vaccine. Broadly, I am interested in pathogen evolution and diversity under immune pressure and how we can quantify and predict pathogen and immunological responses using integrated experimental and computational approaches.
As a CDC-funded Dr. James A. Ferguson Emerging Infectious Diseases Research Initiatives for Student Enhancement (RISE) Graduate Fellow in the Grubaugh Lab, I am currently developing a Mycobacterium tuberculosis sequencing workflow and building statistical models of antibody responses following dengue vaccination.
I am also passionate about scientific access and representation, particularly for rural or low-resourced communities. When not in the lab, I enjoy swimming, hiking, running, and roller blading around New York City!
