Akilah Jefferson

Akilah Jefferson, MD, is a physician scientist at Arkansas Children's Hospital specializing in Allergy and Immunology. Her research focuses on asthma and health disparities, with emphasis on population health, health policy, and social determinants impacting patient outcomes.

She is actively engaged in clinical trial work and serves as a co-investigator in NIH-funded studies, including research on allergic reactions to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. As a junior investigator in the IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network (ISPCTN), she contributes to advancing pediatric clinical research methodologies.

• Asthma
• Health Disparities
• Population Health
• Health Policy
• Social Determinants of Health
• Clinical Trials

Scientific Awards & Grants:

• Principal Investigator on multidisciplinary research team
• Co-investigator in NIH-funded SARS-CoV-2 vaccination study
• Junior Investigator in NIH-funded IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network (ISPCTN)