Fellow
Department of Pediatrics
Sahal is a Pediatric Infectious Disease Fellow in the UNC Department of Pediatrics. He began with IDEEL in December 2019, working under Peyton Thompson and Jonathan Parr on the ASTMH and AVERT studies. Currently, he is focused on the effects of Schistosome exposure on RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine response in Kenyan infants.
Sahal received his medical degree at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and his B.S. degree in Biochemistry at Virginia Tech (VT). In 2022, Sahal was selected as a Pediatric Scientist Development Program (PSDP) Scholar by the Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs and also as a Carolina Child Health Scholar by the UNC Children’s Research Institute.
Outside of work, Sahal is an avid reader, mountain biker, and fan of Liverpool Football Club.
