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Dr. Alicia Berard’s research program focuses on female reproductive health, mucosal biology, immunology, and the microbiome. She collaborates with international human cohorts to study infections in the female genital tract, employing multi-omic tools and systems biology, including in vitro co-culture model systems. As a founding member of the THRIVE study, Dr. Berard investigates the role of host-bacterial relationships and immune function in vaginal environments. Currently, she is a co-investigator on a CIHR NIH-funded team exploring the microbiome's role in mucosal immunology related to bacterial vaginosis, HPV infections, cervical cancer progression, and recurrent yeast infections. Dr. Berard leads local clinical observational cohorts, recruiting participants for THRIVE studies in collaboration with clinical partners. Her lab employs high-throughput tools such as metaproteomics and sequencing to characterize microbiome composition and function in relation to reproductive health conditions.
Streams include Education, Administration, or Clinical.