Area of research
Virology · Infectious Diseases
Research interest
Research interests include HIV Research and Treatment, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Reproductive tract infections research, and Sex work and related issues.
Immune resilience despite inflammatory stress promotes longevity and favorable health outcomes including resistance to infection
Nonoptimal bacteria species induce neutrophil-driven inflammation and barrier disruption in the female genital tract
Changes in concentrations of cervicovaginal immune mediators across the menstrual cycle: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data
Non-<i>Lactobacillus</i>-Dominant and Polymicrobial Vaginal Microbiomes Are More Common in Younger South African Women and Predictive of Increased Risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Acquisition
Quantifying rates of HIV-1 flow between risk groups and geographic locations in Kenya: A country-wide phylogenetic study
Baseline host determinants of robust human HIV-1 vaccine-induced immune responses: A meta-analysis of 26 vaccine regimens
Rectal microbiota diversity in Kenyan MSM is inversely associated with frequency of receptive anal sex, independent of HIV status
Sex Work Is Associated With Increased Vaginal Microbiome Diversity in Young Women From Mombasa, Kenya
The Evolving Facets of Bacterial Vaginosis: Implications for HIV Transmission
Integrin α <sub>4</sub> β <sub>7</sub> expression on peripheral blood CD4 <sup>+</sup> T cells predicts HIV acquisition and disease progression outcomes
Vaginal bacteria modify HIV tenofovir microbicide efficacy in African women
Sustained virologic control in SIV <sup>+</sup> macaques after antiretroviral and α <sub>4</sub> β <sub>7</sub> antibody therapy
Microbiome Composition and Function Drives Wound-Healing Impairment in the Female Genital Tract
Microbial translocation and microbiome dysbiosis in HIV-associated immune activation
Increased levels of inflammatory cytokines in the female reproductive tract are associated with altered expression of proteases, mucosal barrier proteins, and an influx of HIV-susceptible target cells
Relationship between female genital tract infections, mucosal interleukin‐17 production and local T helper type 17 cells
Optimizing Viable Leukocyte Sampling from the Female Genital Tract for Clinical Trials: An International Multi-Site Study
Mucosal Integrity Factors Are Perturbed during Bacterial Vaginosis: A Proteomic Analysis
Mucosal Proteomic Profiles Associated with Female Genital Tract Inflammation