Publications

Investigating the contribution of colon and blood CD4þ T-cell subsets expressing the chemokine receptor CCR6 to HIV persistence during antiretroviral therapy

Identifying the mechanisms governing HIV-1 permissiveness/persistence in gut-homing Th17 cells by analyzing the transcriptome of CCR6+ versus CCR6– T cells exposed to the gut-homing inducer retinoic acid (RA) and performing functional validations in colon biopsies of HIV-infected individuals receiving ART (HIV+ART)

Researching the duration of antibody response at 60 months after 2 doses of quadrivalent HPV vaccine in giruls under the age of 15

Examining to what extent to which the association between food insecurity and depressive symptoms holds among HIV–hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infected people

Examining whether intensifying early-administered ART through the addition of maraviroc and raltegravir would accelerate reverse gut mucosal immune defects that cause persistent inflammation and immune activation

Comparing all-cause mortality between Indigenous participants and participants of other ethnicities living with HIV initiating combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) in an interprovincial multi-site cohort

Using data of Vancouver-based men who have sex with men to examine trends in attitudes regarding the benefits of ART and risky sex over a 3-year period, whereas treatment as prevention policy was actively implemented across BC

Examining a potential mechanism through which injection drug use (IDU) is associated with severe food insecurity

Exploring the feasibility of using mobile phone text messaging coupled with motivational interviewing to enhance adherence to breastfeeding practices amongst women living with HIV in South Africa

Looking at whether the rurality of people living with HIV impacted their Programmatic Compliance Score (PCS)