Another aim of this work is to identify biomarkers of sexually transmitted infections and bacterial vaginosis for point-of-care diagnostic development. This project spans multiple cohort studies, including the Women’s Initiative in Sexual Health (WISH), the Mucosal Injury from Sexual Contact (MISC), and the Depo Provera and Beyond studies. As part of these studies, mucosal specimens for characterisation of the metaproteome and for bacterial isolation are being (or have been) collected.
2016–ongoing
Funding
Partners
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Poliomyelitis Research Foundation (PRF)
- National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF)
- South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)
- European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership
- FHI 360
Partners +
Collaborators
- UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN
- SEATTLE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
- CENTRE FOR PROTEOMICS AND GENOMIC RESEARCH
- DESMOND TUTU HEALTH FOUNDATION
- CENTRE FOR THE AIDS PROGRAMME OF RESEARCH IN SOUTH AFRICA
- UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH
- FHI 360
- VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
- MATCH RESEARCH UNIT
- SETSHABA RESEARCH CENTRE
Project Team
Meet the project team. Together, we are translating research into better health, for all.
