“The future of vaginal microbiome interventions” and “Targeting the immune response at the cervicovaginal interface to prevent preterm birth”

The Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series was created to support and advance the careers of women. These lectures bring together faculty from institutions that have hosted Anne Klibanski Scholars with MGH scholars, on topics that overlap both research areas.

Dr. Mitchell presented on “The future of vaginal microbiome interventions.” Dr. Sykes presented on “Targeting the immune response at the cervicovaginal interface to prevent preterm birth.”

Presenters: Caroline M. Mitchell, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MGH/HMS Lynne Sykes, PhD, Parasol Foundation Clinical Senior Lecturer in Obstetrics at Imperial College London

Learning Objectives for Dr. Mitchell’s talk: Upon completion of this activity, participants were able to:

• Participants will be able to identify gaps in the field of treatment for vaginitis.
• Participants will be able to describe novel treatments under development.
• Participants will be able to describe barriers to development of novel treatments.

Learning Objectives for Dr. Sykes’ talk: Upon completion of this activity, participants were able to:

• Appreciate the association between the vaginal microbiome and risk of premature birth.
• Be aware of the changes in the immune response at the cervicovaginal interface in women with an adverse vaginal microbiome and who deliver preterm.
• Acknowledge the potential new strategies for spontaneous preterm birth prediction and prevention.

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