Dr. Samuel Tundealao is a Rutgers Presidential Fellow and epidemiology doctoral candidate at the Rutgers School of Public Health under the tutelage of Dr. Anita Kinney. He obtained his dental degree (BDS) from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, in 2019 and his Master’s in Public Health (MPH) with a concentration in Epidemiology and a graduate certificate in Data Science from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas, in 2023. Before joining the Rutgers Cancer Institute, Sam previously worked on various research projects aimed at tobacco control and cancer prevention among different vulnerable populations.

Sam is currently a member of the Kinney Lab at Rutgers Cancer Institute, where he is contributing to research aimed at addressing genomic disparities among Black cancer patients and their families in the United States. His research interest focuses on addressing cancer disparities among marginalized populations such as ethnic minorities, immigrants, adolescents, young adults, and other minority groups.