Projects

HIV Prevention

HIV pre-exposure prophalyxis (PrEP) and host factors associated with HIV susceptibility.

Investigating cervical immunity, inflammation, and the microbiome during HPV-associated cervical neoplasia.

Cervical cancer

Bacterial vaginosis

Investigating cervical immune cells, inflammation, microbiome, treatment and recurrence of bacterial vaginosis (BV).

Investigating changes in the urogenital microenvironment during aging and the menopause transition.

Reproductive aging

Transgender health

Investigating the neovaginal microbiome and inflammation after gender affirming vaginoplasty.

Investigating the role of the female and male microenvironments in endometriosis, infertility and IVF.

Fertility