Charu Kaushic

The paper identifies hormone-specific microRNA signatures in vaginal epithelial cells and their effects on mRNA targets related to cell adhesion, immune response, and pathogen susceptibility.

This study shows that female sex hormones regulate vaginal microbiota colonization in mice, with estrogen promoting bacterial persistence and glycogen production.

This study shows that Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (MPA) increases vaginal microbiota diversity and reduces glycogen and amylase, which correlates with increased HIV-1 susceptibility in Kenyan sex workers and humanized mice.