Jinbing Bai, PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Dr. Bai is an Associate Professor (with Tenure) at Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing and a member of Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University. His research expertise includes patient-reported outcomes, gut microbiome, and microbiome-gut-brain axis across cancer treatment trajectories. He has led multiple projects sponsored by the National Institute of Health (NIH), Oncology Nursing Foundation, NRG Oncology, American Cancer Society, and American Nurses Foundation. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. He has more than 130 peer-reviewed publications, with more than 2500 citations and an h-index of 28. His work has been published in journals, such as International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, Cancers, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, Supportive Care in Cancer, and Omics. He has been invited as an editorial board member for Pain Management Nursing and International Journal of Nursing Science. He serves as a member in the NCI National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) and Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Working Groups.
Selected Honors and Career Highlights:
- Emerging Nurse Researcher/Scholar Award, Sigma Theta Tau International, 2021
- Mentee Research Award, the NINR-NCI-ONS Symptom Science Symposia, 2021
- Victoria Mock New Investigator Award, Oncology Nursing Society, 2021
- Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, 2019
- Fellow of the Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer (TREC) Training, 2019
- Caroline H. and Thomas S. Royster Fellowship, UNC Chapel Hill, 2011-2016
RESEARCH COORDINATOR
Avery Giffen, BS
Research Interest: Microbiome, social determinants of health, oncology
Email: avery.giffen@emory.edu
POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW
Mays Basha, PhD, RN, MSN
Research Interest: symptom burden, emerging therapies, pediatric oncology, adolescent and young adults cancer survivors
Email: mmbasha@emory.edu
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Caitlin Webster, RN, BSN, MSN (PHD Candidate)
Research Interest: Oral mucositis, oral microbiome, food insecurity, and social determinants of health, pediatric oncology
Email: caitlin.webster@emory.edu
Jianing Quan, BSN, MS (PHD Student)
Research Interest: Neuroscience, biological mechanisms, cancer-related toxicities, PROs, oncology
Email: jianing.quan@emory.edu
Hye In Noh, BSN, RN (DNP Student)
Research Interest: Cancer treatment toxicities, social determinants, neighborhood deprivation
Email: hye.in.noh@emory.edu
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Claire Gong
Research interest: Oral health, gut microbiome, patient-reported outcomes
Email: claire.gong@emory.edu
Maria Norman, BSN student
Research interest: Area-level Social Determinants, Cancer treatment outcomes, Gut Microbiome
Email: maria.norman@emory.edu
Emma Chow, BSN student
Research interest: Area-level Social Determinants, Cancer treatment outcomes, Travel barriers, Intervention design
Email: emma.chow@emory.edu
Iris Lee, BSN student
Research interest: Cancer treatment outcomes, Cancer care
Email: iris.lee2@emory.edu
HONORS’ STUDENTS
Emma Chow, BSN HONORS’ Student, 2025-2027
Research interest: Area-level Social Determinants, Cancer treatment outcomes, Travel barriers, Intervention design
Email: emma.chow@emory.edu
Maria Norman, BSN HONORS’ Student, 2024-2026
Research interest: Area-level Social Determinants, Cancer treatment outcomes, Transportation insecurity
Email: maria.norman@emory.edu
Ethan Mo, BSN HONORS’ Student, 2023-2025
Research interest: Gut microbiome, Psychoneurological symptoms, Oncology care
Email: ethan.mo@emory.edu
Shuqi “Jennifer” Zhou, BSN HONORS’ student, 2019-2021
Research interest: Diet, Gut microbiome, Cancer treatment outcomes
Email: shuqi.zhou@emory.edu
Current DNP student at CRNA program at Case Western Reserve University
PREVIOUS LAB MEMBERS
Gloria “Yuhua” Wu (Nursing, BSN)
Research interest: Big data, Microbiome, Symptoms, AI/ML
Current PHD student at Emory University School of Nursing
Bean Nguyen (Nursing, MSN)
Research interest: Cancer treatment outcomes, Microbiome, Symptoms
Zoe Rhodes (Nursing, MSN)
Research interest: Social Determinants of Health, Cancer treatment outcomes
Chole Hope (Nursing, MS)
Research interest: Cancer Biology and Cancer Treatment Toxicities;
Current PHD student at Emory University Winship Cancer Inst.
Natalie Shen, MS (Environmental Health, SPH)
Research interest: Cancer Biological Mechanisms, Gut Microbiome, Metabolites;
Current Employee at CDC Atlanta Campus, GA
Brianna Richardson, BS (Emory Chemistry)
Research interest: Cancer treatment outcomes, Gut Microbiome, Gut-Brain Axis
Incoming PHD student at Duke University
Amanda Pate, BS (Nursing)
Research interest: Gut Microbiome, Infant Growth and Development;
Julia Slack, BSN (Nursing)
Research interest: Cancer treatment outcomes, Microbiome, and Symptoms;
Current PHD student at Duke University School of Nursing
Sofia Cordover, High School Student (Summer Intern)
Research interest: Social Determinants, Cancer treatment outcomes, Gut Microbiome;
Current Undergraduate Student at Emory University
Alexa Sido, BSN (Nursing)
Research interest: Cancer treatment outcomes, Gut Microbiome
Ashley Pugh, BSN (Nursing)
Research interest: Cancer treatment outcomes, Gut Microbiome, Symptoms
Alexa Jesko, AMSN (Nursing, Summer Intern)
Research interest: Area-level Social Determinants, Cancer treatment outcomes & Symptoms
Alice Long, BS (Chemistry)
Research interest: Cancer Biology and Symptoms
Byron Song, BS (Biology)
Research interest: Cancer treatment outcomes & Symptoms, Gut-brain Axis
