Laura Romas

Increased levels of inflammatory cytokines in the female reproductive tract are associated with altered expression of proteases, mucosal barrier proteins, and an influx of HIV-susceptible target cells

Kelly B. Arnold, Adam Burgener, Kenzie Birse et al. · Mucosal Immunology · 2015 · 244 citations · Full text

Inflammation, Female Reproductive Tract, Inflammatory Cytokines +12

Microbiome Composition and Function Drives Wound-Healing Impairment in the Female Genital Tract

Alexander S. Zevin, Irene Y. Xie, Kenzie Birse et al. · PLoS Pathogens · 2016 · 138 citations · Full text

Dysbiosis, G. Vaginalis, Wound-healing Impairment +19

Genital injury signatures and microbiome alterations associated with depot medroxyprogesterone acetate usage and intravaginal drying practices

Kenzie Birse, Laura Romas, Brandon L. Guthrie et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2016 · 54 citations · Full text

Using safe, affordable and accessible non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs to reduce the number of HIV target cells in the blood and at the female genital tract

Julie Lajoie, Kenzie Birse, Lucy Wangari Mwangi et al. · Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2018 · 29 citations · Full text

A Comparative Proteomic Analysis of the Soluble Immune Factor Environment of Rectal and Oral Mucosa

Laura Romas, Klara Hasselrot, Lindsay G. Aboud et al. · PLoS ONE · 2014 · 17 citations · Full text