Umair Farooqi

9-2 Southeast (Waycross)

Hometown: Blountstown, FL  
Graduate Alma Matter: Florida State University  
Epi Interests: Infectious Diseases, Chronic Diseases, Cancer Epidemiology 
What excites you most about the fellowship program: The opportunity to work with Emory University and gain as much knowledge as I can to help my community.  
What excites you most about working in your assigned health district: Being able to understand what the essential needs for this health district and doing my part to fulfill those needs. 
What do you love most about epidemiology: I enjoy the research aspect of epidemiology and attempting to understand various diseases in order to aid a given population. 
Hobbies and favorite pastimes: Basketball, reading a good book, and watching documentaries 
Fun Fact: I put together a basketball hoop with my brother in the summer of 2020.