Dr. Ruth Mwatelah is a postdoctoral fellow at 不良研究所, researching how temporal changes in the genital microbiome influence the acquisition, persistence, and clearance of high-risk HPV among young couples in Montreal. Her work is supported by the prestigious Canadian Cancer Society Postdoctoral Research Training Award (2024鈥�2027). She earned her BSc in Medical Microbiology and MSc in Epidemiology from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya, and completed a Ph.D. in Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at the University of Manitoba. Her Ph.D. research explored the impact of sex work and behavioral factors on the immunological milieu of young female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya.
Email ruth.mwatelah [at] mcgill.ca (Dr. Ruth Mwatelah)
Research
Project Title:聽Impact of temporal changes in genital microbiome on acquisition of high-risk HPV and disease progression. (supervisor: Dr. Tal铆a Malag贸n).
Brief Description:聽My research focuses on establishing 1) how the changes of the microbiome from Lactobacilli dominant microbiome to a diverse microbiome in the female genital tract in women is impacted by their male partners, and 2) how these changes in addition to an individual鈥檚 sexual behavior impact transmission and persistence of high-risk HPV.