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Submissions from 2024
Acceptability and feasibility study for the DVR in three cities in Indonesia (Bali, Makassar and Tegal), ThinkPlace and UNAIDS
A new vision for male contraception research and development, Régine Sitruk-Ware, James Sailer, David Serfaty, and Richard A. Anderson
Assessing the acceptability of, adherence to and preference for a dual prevention pill (DPP) for HIV and pregnancy prevention compared to oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and oral contraception taken separately: Protocols for two randomised, controlled, cross-over studies in South Africa and Zimbabwe, Barbara Friedland, Nyaradzo M. Mgodi, Thesla Palanee-Phillips, Sanyukta Mathur, Marlena Gehret Plagianos, Irene Bruce, Maud Lansiaux, Caroline Murombedzi, Petina Musara, Adlight Dandadzi, Krishnaveni Reddy, Nkosiphile Ndlovu, Sihle K. Zulu, Lerato R. Shale, Brady Zieman, and Lisa Haddad
Biomimetic ghost nanomedicine-based optotheranostics for cancer, Rajendra Prasad, Vaskuri G.S. Jyothi, Nagavendra Kommineni, Ravi Teja Bulusu, Barbara B. Mendes, Jonathan F. Lovell, and João Conde
Borophene: An emerging nanomaterial for biomedical applications, Sagar Salave, Nimeet Desai, Siddharth Salve, Dhwani Rana, Shreya Pande, Pranav Patel, Shubhangi Khode, Derajram Benival, and Nagavendra Kommineni
Center for Biomedical Research at the Population Council, Population Council
Correcting the scientific record on abortion and mental health outcomes, Julia H. Littell, Kathryn M. Abel, M. Antonia Biggs, Robert W. Blum, Diana Greene Foster, Lisa Haddad, Brenda Major, Trine Munk-Olsen, Chelsea Polis, Gail Erlick Robinson, Corinne H. Rocca, Nancy Felipe Russo, Julia Steinberg, Donna E. Stewart, Nada Logan Stotland, Ushma D. Upadhyay, and Jenneke van Ditzhuijzen
Correlates of adherence to oral and vaginal pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) participating in the MTN-034/REACH Trial, Kenneth Ngure, Erica N. Browne, Krishnaveni Reddy, Barbara Friedland, Ariane van der Straten, Thesla Palanee-Phillips, Rita Nakalega, Brenda Gati, Hadijah N. Kalule, Bekezela Siziba, Lydia Soto-Torres, Gonasagrie Nair, Morgan Garcia, Connie Celum, and Sarah T. Roberts
Development of generic liposome products for drug delivery, Sagar Salave, Dhwani Rana, Pranav Patel, Raghav Gupta, Derajram Benival, and Nagavendra Kommineni
Differential expression of HIV target cells CCR5 and a4b7 in tissue resident memory CD4 T cells in endocervix during the menstrual cycle of HIV seronegative women, Sakthivel Govindaraj, Tyree Staple, Gina Bailey Herring, Sadia J. Rahman, Hemalatha Babu, Chris Ibegbu, Marisa R. Young, C. Christina Mehta, Lisa Haddad, Alicia K. Smith, and Vijayakumar Velu
Editorial: Multipurpose prevention technologies for HIV, STIs and pregnancies, Barbara Friedland, Andrea Ries Thurman, Harriet Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha, and R. Karl Malcolm
Expert opinion on the use of contraception in people with multiple sclerosis, Jan Hillert, Riley Bove, Lisa Haddad, Kerstin Hellwig, Maria Houtchens, Melinda Magyari, Gabriele S. Merki-Feld, Scott Montgomery, Rossella E. Nappi, Egon Stenager, Heidi Thompson, Zeliha Tulek, Elisabetta Verdun Di Cantogno, and Manuela Simoni
Ex vivo colonic tissue susceptibility to HIV-1 in cisgender men and women, Patrick Barnable, Sampurna Mukhopadhyay, Larisa Kizima, Narender Kumar, Marlena Gehret Plagianos, Saurabh Mehandru, and Natalia Teleshova
Genome editing and its role in vaccine, diagnosis, and therapeutic advancement, Deepanker Bisht, Sagar Salave, Nimeet Desai, Purnima Gogoi, Dhwani Rana, Prachurya Biswal, Gautami Sarma, Derajram Benival, Nagavendra Kommineni, and Dhruv Desai
Health Outcomes around Pregnancy and Exposure to HIV/Antiretrovirals (HOPE) study protocol: A prospective observational cohort study of reproductive-aged women living with HIV, Deborah Kacanek, Lynn M. Yee, Tzy Jyun Yao, Jessica Lee, Ellen G. Chadwick, Paige L. Williams, Emily A. Barr, Claire A. Berman, Mariam Davtyan, Alex Diperna, Amanda Flores, Jennifer Green, Lisa Haddad, and et al.
In situ photo responsive biodegradable nanoparticle forming intrauterine implant for drug delivery to treat ovarian diseases: A rationale-based review, Leander Corrie, Nagavendra Kommineni, Jaskiran Kaur, Ankit Awasthi, Raghunandan Gundaram, and Latha Kukati
“Killing two birds with one stone” – a qualitative study on women’s perspectives on the dual prevention pill in Johannesburg, South Africa, Siyanda Tenza, Lydia Mampuru, Mpho Moji, Sihle K. Zulu, Lorna Begg, Irene Bruce, Krishnaveni Reddy, Barbara Friedland, Thesla Palanee-Phillips, and Sanyukta Mathur
Knowledge of abortion legality among health facility staff in Ghana, Grace Sheehy, Chelsea Polis, Easmon Otupiri, and Caroline Moreau
Matching Design to Desire: Developing the Next Generation of Contraceptives, Lorna Begg and Sanyukta Mathur
Metabolism of progestogens used for contraception and menopausal hormone therapy, Frank Z. Stanczyk, Alexandra McGough, Laura Chagam, and Régine Sitruk-Ware
Microneedle of drug delivery systems, Fouad Damiri, Hitendra M. Patel, Sagar Salave, Nagavendra Kommineni, B.H. Jaswanth Gowda, Karthika Paul, Sanju Bala Dhull, and Mohammed Berrada
Nanofibrous microspheres: A biomimetic platform for bone tissue regeneration, Nimeet Desai, Shreya Pande, Lalitkumar K. Vora, and Nagavendra Kommineni
Nestorone (segesterone acetate) effects on neuroregeneration, Regine Sitruk-Ware, Heather Sussman, Roberta Brinton, Michael Schumacher, Patrick Singer, Narender Kumar, Alejandro F. De Nicola, Martine El-Etr, Rachida Guennoun, and Cesario V. Borlongan
Peptide conjugated boron neutron capture therapy for enhanced tumor targeting, Vaskuri G.S.Sainaga Jyothi and Nagavendra Kommineni
Phase I dose volume escalation of rectally administered PC-1005 to assess safety, pharmacokinetics, and antiviral pharmacodynamics as a multipurpose prevention technology (MTN-037), Ken Ho, Craig Hoesley, Peter L. Anderson, José Fernández-Romero, Barbara Friedland, Natalia Teleshova, Patrick Barnable, et al., and MTN-037 Study Team
Regulatory challenges of new male contraceptive methods, Regine Sitruk-Ware, Lisa Soule, Jonathan P. Jarow, and Viveca Odlind
Risk factors for and outcomes of ring expulsions with a one year contraceptive vaginal system, Marlena Gehret Plagianos, Shaalini Ramanadhan, Ruth Merkatz, Vivian Brache, Barbara Friedland, and Lisa Haddad
Special Issue “Latest Advances in Nanomedicine Strategies for Different Diseases”, Nagavendra Kommineni and Veera Ganesh Yerra
Substance use during pregnancy and postpartum among individuals with perinatally-acquired HIV in the United States, Lynn M. Yee, Kathleen M. Powis, Jennifer Jao, Lisa Haddad, Tzy-Jyun Yao, Emily Barr, Suzanne Siminski, Carly Broadwell, Ellen G. Chadwick, and Deborah Kacanek
The implementation and impact of a 3-week postpartum telephone visit, Julia Grande, Talitha L. Bruney, Vruti Virani, and Marlena Gehret Plagianos
The PrEP Ring Quarterly—Edition 1, October 2024, IPM South Africa
The Promise of Vaginal Rings: From the Global Leader in Vaginal Ring Development and Implementation, Population Council
The role of advocacy in sustaining male contraceptive research and development, Heather L. Vahdat, Logan M. Nickels, Kevin Shane, David Serfaty, and Régine Sitruk-Ware
Use of at-home sperm concentration testing in a male hormonal contraceptive efficacy clinical trial, Christina Wang, Yanhe Lue, Ronald S. Swerdloff, Dayton Morris, Youngju Pak, Brian T. Nguyen, Peter Y. Liu, Mitchell Creinin, Prasanth Surampudi, David K. Turok, Kenneth I. Aston, Richard A. Anderson, John Reynolds-Wright, Stephanie T. Page, John K. Amory, Clint Dart, Jeffrey M. Kroopnick, Min S. Lee, Régine Sitruk-Ware, and Diana Blithe
Vaginal progesterone to prevent spontaneous preterm birth in women with a sonographic short cervix: The story of the PREGNANT trial, Roberto Romero, Arun Meyyazhagan, Sonia S. Hassan, George W. Creasy, and Agustin Conde-Agudelo
Submissions from 2023
Adherence, safety, and choice of the monthly dapivirine vaginal ring or oral emtricitabine plus tenofovir disoproxil fumarate for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among African adolescent girls and young women: A randomised, open-label, crossover trial, Gonasagrie Nair, Connie Celum, Daniel Szydlo, Elizabeth R. Brown, Carolyne Akello, Rita Nakalega, et al., and John Steytler
Baseline preferences for oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) or dapivirine intravaginal ring for HIV prevention among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe (MTN-034/IPM-045 study), Kenneth Ngure, Barbara Friedland, Daniel W. Szydlo, Sarah Roberts, Morgan Garcia, Lisa Levy, Carolyne Akello, Krishnaveni Reddy, Thesla Palanee-Phillips, Pippa Macdonald, Bekezela Siziba, Lydia Soto-Torres, Sybil Hosek, Sharon L. Hillier, Gonasagrie Nair, Connie Celum, and Ariane van der Straten
Characterization of viruses in Phase 3 and Phase 3b trials (the Ring Study and the Dapivirine Ring Extended Access and Monitoring Trial) of the Dapivirine vaginal ring for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection risk reduction, John Steytler, Charles Craig, Elna van der Ryst, Ben Van Baelen, Jeremy Nuttall, Neliette van Niekerk, John Mellors, Urvi Parikh, and Carole Wallis
Clinical presentation, treatment response, and virology outcomes of women who seroconverted in the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring Trials—The Ring Study and DREAM, John Steytler, Elna van der Ryst, Charles Craig, Ben Van Baelen, Jeremy Nuttall, Neliette van Niekerk, John Mellors, Urvi Parikh, and Carole Wallis
Coming Full Circle: Microbicide Development at the Population Council, James Sailer, Barbara Friedland, Diantha Pillay, Christopher J. Elias, Sharon L. Hillier, and Georgina Caswell
Commentary: Multipurpose prevention technologies—What about sexually transmitted infections?, Anjanique Mariquit Rosete Lu and Lisa Haddad
Deep eutectic solvents for subcutaneous delivery of protein therapeutics, Alexander M. Curreri, Jayoung Kim, Michael Dunne, Pavimol Angsantikul, Morgan Goetz, Yongsheng Gao, and Samir Mitragotri
Design of an international male contraceptive efficacy trial using a self-administered daily transdermal gel containing testosterone and segesterone acetate (Nestorone), John K. Amory, Diana Blithe, Régine Sitruk-Ware, Ronald S. Swerdloff, William J. Bremner, Clint Dart, Peter Y. Liu, Arthi Thirumalai, Brian T. Nguyen, Bradley D. Anawalt, Min S. Lee, Stephanie T. Page, and Christina Wang
Development of mucoadhesive electrospun scaffolds for intravaginal delivery of Lactobacilli spp., a tenside, and metronidazole for the management of bacterial vaginosis, Margaret O. Ilomuanya, Peace O. Bassey, Deborah A. Ogundemuren, Uloma N. Ubani-Ukoma, Alkiviadis Tsamis, Yuwei Fan, Konstantinos Michalakis, Pavimol Angsantikul, Abdulrahman Usman, and Andrew N. Amenaghawon
Does size matter? A randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of external diameter on adherence to 3 different intravaginal rings among 24 US couples, Irene Bruce, Marlena Gehret Plagianos, Jessica M. Sales, Jessica Atrio, Shakti Shetty, Caio Sant’Anna Marinho, Brady Zieman, Lisa Haddad, and Barbara Friedland
Drug reprofiling to identify potential HIV-1 protease inhibitors, Sunday Okafor, Abigail Meyer, Jay Gadsden, Fadi Ahmed, Lilian Guzmán, Hashim Ahmed, José Fernández-Romero, and Pavimol Angsantikul
Equipping providers to offer novel MPTs: Developing counseling messages for the Dual Prevention Pill in clinical studies and beyond, Kate Segal, Danielle M. Harris, Andy Carmone, Lisa Haddad, Sanjay Hadigal, Karin Hatzold, Chris Jones, Eva Lathrop, Jennifer Mason, and Meridith Mikulich
Evaluating the association of antiretroviral therapy and immune status with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy among people with HIV, Lynn M. Yee, Denise L. Jacobson, Lisa Haddad, Jennifer Jao, Kathleen M. Powis, Deborah Kacanek, Rebecca Zash, Alexandria Diperna, and Ellen G. Chadwick
Exploring user and stakeholder perspectives from South Africa and Uganda to refine microarray patch development for HIV PrEP delivery and as a multipurpose prevention technology, Ayesha Ismail, Sarah Magni, Anne Katahoire, Florence Ayebare, Godfrey Siu, Fred Semitala, Peter Kyambadde, Barbara Friedland, Courtney Jarrahian, and Maggie Kilbourne-Brook
Gestational weight gain in persons with HIV in the United States, Jennifer Jao, Deborah Kacanek, Carly Broadwell, Denise L. Jacobson, Ellen G. Chadwick, Paige L. Williams, Kathleen Powis, Lisa Haddad, and Lynn Yee
Herpes simplex virus type 2 prevalence and association with inflammatory cytokines among sexual and gender minorities living with and without HIV-1 from Lagos, Nigeria, Meropi Aravantinou, Marlena Gehret Plagianos, Afoke Kokogho, Sylvia Adebajo, Rebecca G. Nowak, Elizabeth Shoyemi, Charles Ekeh, Kara Lombardi, Sheila Peel, Stefan Baral, Trevor A. Crowell, Nina Derby, Natalia Teleshova, and Elena Martinelli
Influence of hormonal contraceptive use and HIV on cervicovaginal cytokines and microbiota in Malawi, Lisa Haddad, Jennifer H. Tang, Nicole L. Davis, Athena P. Kourtis, Lameck Chinula, Albans Msika, Gerald Tegha, Mina C. Hosseinipour, Julie A.E. Nelson, Marcia M. Hobbs, Pawel Gajer, Jacques Ravel, and Kristina De Paris
New approaches for developing biomarkers of hormonal contraceptive use, Rakhee Sachdeva, Narender Kumar, Vivian Brache, Barbara Friedland, Marlena Gehret Plagianos, Shimin Zhang, Larisa Kizima, Leila Cochon, Ana Sofía Tejada Tabar, Ann K. Blanc, and Ruth Merkatz
Participant experiences with a multipurpose vaginal ring for HIV and pregnancy prevention during a Phase 1 clinical trial: Learning from users to improve acceptability, Mary Kate Shapley-Quinn, Mei Song, Beatrice A. Chen, Brid Devlin, Ellen Luecke, Jill Brown, Diana Blithe, Sharon Achilles, and Ariane van der Straten
Patent: Combination therapy intravaginal rings, Brid Devlin, Jonathon Holt, Andrew Brimer, Jeremy Nuttall, Karl Malcolm, Susan Fetherston, and Peter Boyd
Practice and development of male contraception: European Academy of Andrology and American Society of Andrology guidelines, Christina Wang, M. Cristina Meriggiola, John K. Amory, Christopher L.R. Barratt, Hermann M. Behre, William J. Bremner, Alberto Ferlin, Stanton Honig, Zsolt Kopa, Kirk C. Lo, Eberhard Nieschlag, Stephanie T. Page, Jay Sandlow, Régine Sitruk-Ware, Ronald S. Swerdloff, Frederick C.W. Wu, and Dimitrios G. Goulis
Unique profile of inflammation and immune activation in pregnant people with HIV in the United States, Stephanie Shiau, Denise L. Jacobson, Yanling Huo, Deborah Kacanek, Lynn M. Yee, David B. Williams, Lisa Haddad, Lena Serghides, Kathleen M. Powis, Rhoda Sperling, Paige L. Williams, Jennifer Jao, and Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study (PHACS)
Vaginal microbiome, antiretroviral concentrations, and HIV genital shedding in the setting of hormonal contraception initiation in Malawi, Alyssa M. Lantz, Mackenzie L. Cottrell, Amanda H. Corbett, Lameck Chinula, Athena P. Kourtis, Julie A.E. Nelson, Gerald Tegha, Stacey Hurst, Pawel Gajer, Jacques Ravel, Lisa Haddad, Jennifer H. Tang, and Melanie R. Nicol
Women want choices: Opinions from the Share.Learn.Shape global internet survey about multipurpose prevention technology (MPT) products in development, Barbara Friedland, Marlena Gehret Plagianos, Craig Savel, Virginia Kallianes, C. Martinez, Lorna Begg, K.M. Guthrie, D. Venkatasetty, J. Pickett, and Lisa Haddad
Submissions from 2022
Acceptability of PC-1005 gel administered rectally to HIV-1 seronegative adults at three different volume levels (MTN-037), José A. Bauermeister, Ryan C. Tingler, Ken Ho, Rachel Scheckter, Tara McClure, Jontraye Davis, Jeanna Piper, Barbara Friedland, Stacey Edick, Mei Song, Yuqing Jiao, Craig W. Hendrix, and Craig Hoesley
A content analysis of Reddit users’ posts about challenges to contraceptive care-seeking during COVID-19-related restrictions in the United States, Zoe H. Pleasure, Lori F. Frohwirth, Naomi Li, and Chelsea Polis
A mixed-methods study of factors influencing postpartum intrauterine device uptake after family planning counseling among women in Kigali, Rwanda, Mariama S. Tounkara, Rosine Ingabire, Dawn L. Comeau, Etienne Karita, Susan Allen, Julien Nyombayire, Rachel Parker, Lisa Haddad, Vanessa Da Costa, Amanda Tichacek, Amelia Mazzei, Jeannine Mukamuyango, and Kristin M. Wall
Antiviral activity of aframomum melegueta against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronaviruses type 1 and 2, Oneil Mahoney, Claudia Melo, Anthony Lockhart, Nadjet Cornejal, Sahar Alsaidi, Qingli Wu, Jim Simon, Rodolfo Juliani, Thomas Zydowsky, Christine Priano, Adolfina Koroch, and José Fernández-Romero
Biomimetic targeted theranostic nanoparticles for breast cancer treatment, Suphalak Khamruang Marshall, Pavimol Angsantikul, Zhiqing Pang, Norased Nasongkla, Rusnah Syahila Duali Hussen, and Soracha Dechaumpahi Thamphiwatana
Bone, Brain, Heart study protocol: A resilient nested, tripartite prospective cohort study of the role of estrogen depletion on HIV pathology, C. Christina Mehta, Kimberly S. Hagen, Anna A. Rubtsova, Cecile D. Lahiri, Vasiliki Michopoulos, Caitlin A. Moran, Lisa Haddad, Kehmia Titanji, Lauren F. Collins, Arshed A. Quyyumi, Gretchen Neigh, Leslee J. Shaw, M. Neale Weitzmann, Lance Waller, and Ighovwerha Ofotokun
Contraceptive drug, Nestorone, enhances stem cell-mediated remodeling of the stroke brain by dampening inflammation and rescuing mitochondria, Jea-Young Lee, Vanessa Castelli, Narender Kumar, Régine Sitruk-Ware, and Cesario V. Borlongan
Discovery of novel HIV protease inhibitors using modern computational techniques, Sunday Okafor and Pavimol Angsantikul
Discovery of novel HIV protease inhibitors using modern computational techniques, Sunday Okafor, Pavimol Angsantikul, and Hashim Ahmed
Drug repurposing for HIV-1 protease inhibitors: High throughput virtual screening, rigid molecular docking and molecular dynamics studies, Sunday Okafor, Pavimol Angsantikul, and Hashim Ahmed
Essential oils block cellular entry of SARS-CoV-2 delta variant, Luiz Torres Neto, Maria Lúcia Guerra Monteiro, José Fernández-Romero, Natalia Teleshova, James Sailer, and Carlos Adam Conte Junior
Estradiol inhibits HIV-1BaL infection and induces CFL1 expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and endocervical mucosa, Neeharika Verma, Sampurna Mukhopadhyay, Patrick Barnable, Marlena Gehret Plagianos, and Natalia Teleshova
Evaluating the impact of three progestin-based hormonal contraceptive methods on immunologic changes in the female genital tract and systemically (CHIME Study): A prospective cohort study protocol, Lisa Haddad, Gina Bailey Herring, C. Christina Mehta, Tyree Staple, Marisa R. Young, Sakthivel Govindaraj, Vijayakumar Velu, and Alicia K. Smith
Exposed and sequestered antigens in testes and their protection by regulatory T cell-dependent systemic tolerance, Jessica Harakal, Hui Qiao, Karen Wheeler, Claudia Rival, Alberta G.A. Paul, Daniel M. Hardy, C. Yan Cheng, Erwin Goldberg, and Kenneth S.K. Tung
Freeze-drying for the preservation of immunoengineering products, Nagavendra Kommineni, Arun Butreddy, Vaskuri G.S. Sainaga Jyothi, and Pavimol Angsantikul
High throughput scRNA-Seq provides insights into leydig cell senescence induced by experimental autoimmune orchitis: A prominent role of interstitial fibrosis and complement activation, Yinchuan Li, Panpan Mi, Jiabao Wu, Yunge Tang, Xiaohua Liu, Jinmei Cheng, Yingying Huang, Weibing Qin, C. Yan Cheng, and Fei Sun
Implementation and evaluation of a large-scale postpartum family planning program in Rwanda: Study protocol for a clinic-randomized controlled trial, Kristin M. Wall, Rosine Ingabire, Amelia Mazzei, Claudine Umuhoza, Rachel Parker, Amanda Tichacek, Azhar Nizam, Jessica M. Sales, Lisa Haddad, Phaedra Corso, Susan Allen, Julien Nyombayire, and Etienne Karita
Incidence and characteristics of stillbirths before and during the Coronavirus 2019 pandemic, Kavita Vani, Fatima Estrada Trejo, Marlena Gehret Plagianos, Morit Segui, Thammatat Vorawandthanachai, Lisa Nathan, and Francine Hughes
MARK2 and MARK4 regulate Sertoli cell BTB dynamics through microtubule and actin cytoskeletons, Elizabeth I. Tang and C. Yan Cheng
Measuring potential interest in a postpartum contraceptive vaginal ring among breastfeeding women in India, Lorna Begg, James Sailer, Avishek Hazra, Malabika Roy, Ruth Merkatz, Lisa Haddad, Rebecca Brodsky, and John Bongaarts
mTORC1/rpS6 and p-FAK-Y407 signaling regulate spermatogenesis: Insights from studies of the adjudin pharmaceutical/toxicant model, Lingling Wang, Linxi Li, Xiaolong Wu, Chris K.C. Wong, Adolfo Perrotta, Bruno Silvestrini, Fei Sun, and C. Yan Cheng
Nestorone nanosuspension-loaded dissolving microneedles array patch: A promising novel approach for “on-demand” hormonal female-controlled peritcoital contraception, Ebru Altuntaş, Ismaiel A. Tekko, Lalitkumar K. Vora, Narender Kumar, Rebecca Brodsky, Olivier Chevallier, Emma McAlister, Qonita Kurnia Anjani, Helen O. McCarthy, and Ryan F. Donnelly
Patent: System for providing birth control, Bruce Variano
Progress in male contraception: A brief summary of the Third International Congress on Male Contraception, May 2022, Christina Wang, Diana Blithe, Stephanie Page, David Serfaty, and Régine Sitruk-Ware
Recap of the Sixth International Symposium on Intrauterine Devices and Systems for Women's Health, Rachel Ferat, Lisa Haddad, Carolyn Westhoff, and David Hubacher
Results of a phase 1, randomized, placebo controlled first-in-human trial of griffithsin formulated in a carrageenan vaginal gel, Natalia Teleshova, Marla J. Keller, José Fernández-Romero, Barbara Friedland, George W. Creasy, Marlena Gehret Plagianos, Laurie Ray, Patrick Barnable, Larisa Kizima, Aixa Rodriguez, Nadjet Cornejal, Claudia Melo, Gearoff Cruz Rodriguez, Sampurna Mukhopadhyay, Giulia Calenda, Shweta U. Sinkar, Thierry Bonnaire, Asa Wesenberg, Shimin Zhang, Kyle Kleinbeck, Kenneth Palmer, Mohcine Alami, Barry R. O'Keefe, Patrick Gillevet, Hong Hur, Yupu Liang, Gabriela Santone, Raina N. Fichorova, Tamara Kalir, and Thomas Zydowsky
Role of laminin and collagen chains in human spermatogenesis—Insights from studies in rodents and scRNA-Seq transcriptome profiling, Xiaolong Wu, Sheng Gao, Lingling Wang, Tiao Bu, Siwen Wu, Liwei Zhou, Jie Shi, Di Wu, Fei Sun, and C. Yan Cheng
Sexually transmitted infections in pregnant people with human immunodeficiency virus: Temporal trends, demographic correlates, and association with preterm birth, Marisa R. Young, Carly Broadwell, Deborah Kacanek, Ellen G. Chadwick, Jennifer Jao, Anna Barbara Moscicki, Kathleen Powis, Katherine Tassiopoulos, Lynn M. Yee, and Lisa Haddad
ShangRing versus Mogen clamp for early infant male circumcision in eastern sub-Saharan Africa: A multicentre, non-inferiority, adaptive, randomised controlled trial, Spyridon P. Basourakos, Quincy G. Nang, Karla V. Ballman, Omar Al Hussein Al Awamlh, Nahid Punjani, Kaylee Ho, Mark Barone, Quentin Awori, Daniel Ouma, Jairus Oketch, Alice E. Christensen, Augustino Hellar, Maende Makokha, Alphonce Isangu, Robert Salim, Jackson Lija, Ronald H. Gray, Stephen Kiboneka, Aggrey Anok, Godfrey Kigozi, Regina Nakabuye, Charles Ddamulira, Andrew Mulooki, Silas Odiya, Rose Nazziwa, Marc Goldstein, Philip S. Li, and Richard K. Lee
Small molecules targeting SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein receptor-binding domain, Yoel Rodriguez, Scarlet Martínez Cardoze, Onyinyechi W. Obineche, Claudia Melo, Ashanna Persaud, and José Fernández-Romero
SNAC for enhanced oral bioavailability: An updated review, Nagavendra Kommineni, Vaskuri G.S. Sainaga Jyothi, Arun Butreddy, Saka Raju, Tovi Shapira, Wahid Khan, Pavimol Angsantikul, and Abraham J. Domb
“They're forcing people to have children that they can't afford”: A qualitative study of social support and capital among individuals receiving an abortion in Georgia, Madison S. Dickey, Elizabeth A. Mosley, Elizabeth A. Clark, Sarah Cordes, Eva Lathrop, and Lisa Haddad
Transport and permeation properties of dapivirine: Understanding potential drug-drug interactions, Ruohui Zheng, Guru R. Valicherla, Junmei Zhang, Jeremy Nuttall, Peter Silvera, Leslie J. Marshall, Philip E. Empey, and Lisa C. Rohan
Trichomonas vaginalis and spontaneous preterm birth in a high-risk obstetric cohort in Atlanta, GA, Marisa R. Young, Kristin M. Wall, Carolynn M. Dude, Emily R. Burdette, Denise J. Jamieson, Igho Ofotokun, and Lisa Haddad
Submissions from 2021
Addressing contraceptive needs exacerbated by COVID-19: A call for increasing choice and access to self-managed methods, Lisa Haddad, Saumya RamaRao, Avishek Hazra, Harriet Birungi, and James Sailer
AKAP9 supports spermatogenesis through its effects on microtubule and actin cytoskeletons in the rat testis, Siwen Wu, Linxi Li, Xiaolong Wu, Chris K.C. Wong, Fei Sun, and C. Yan Cheng
Algal and cyanobacterial lectins and their antimicrobial properties, José Fernández-Romero, Maria Gabriela Paglini, Christine Priano, Adolfina Koroch, Yoel Rodriguez, James Sailer, and Natalia Teleshova
A local regulatory network in the testis mediated by laminin and collagen fragments that supports spermatogenesis, Linxi Li, Huitao Li, Lingling Wang, Tiao Bu, Shiwen Liu, Baiping Mao, and C. Yan Cheng
An in vitro assay to monitor sertoli cell blood-testis barrier (BTB) integrity, Siwen Wu, Lingling Wang, Elizabeth I. Tang, Junlu Wang, and C. Yan Cheng
Antioxidant, antibacterial, and anti-SARS-CoV activity of commercial products of Xylopia (Xylopia aethiopica), Claudia Melo, Rosemary Perdomo, Fadel Yerima, Oneil Mahoney, Nadjet Cornejal, Sahar Alsaidi, Sahar Coron, Thierry Bonnaire, Shimin Zhang, Thomas Zydowsky, Christine Priano, José Fernández-Romero, Rodolfo Juliani, and Adolfina Koroch
Antioxidant capacity and antimicrobial activity of commercial samples of guava leaves, Claudia Melo, Nadjet Cornejal, Victor Cruz, Sahar Alsaidi, Gearoff Cruz Rodriguez, Aned Gomez Ramirez, Victor Sorel, Thierry Bonnaire, Thomas Zydowsky, Christine Priano, José Fernández-Romero, and Adolfina Koroch