Vaginal device to simulate bacterial vaginosis in animal models
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Login for More Informationa device that both facilitates the growth of vaginal bacteria and establishes a biofilm to provide an effective preclinical model for studying the diseases and potential treatments for bacterial vaginosis
Project Overview
Vaginal dysbiosis is an important contributor to HIV acquisition, pelvic inflammatory disease, miscarriage, preterm birth, and maternal and neonatal disease. Due to the lack of animal models studying the concept of vaginal microbiota and the fact that in most models established, the remaining bacterial infection and biofilms are transient, the objective of the study is to create a device that facilitates the growth of bacterial vaginosis in animal models to better study it.
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Team Members
- Caitlin Hielsberg - Co-Team Leader
- Iris Baurceanu - Co-Team Leader
- Angela Bae - Communicator
- Carley Schwartz - BSAC
- Vivian Woo - BWIG
- Nick Herbst - BPAG
Advisor and Client
- Dr. Sarah Gong - Advisor
- Dr. Megan Fitzpatrick - Client
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