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Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz

Professor, Basic Medical Sciences | Professor, Clinical Translational Sciences | Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology | Professor, BIO5 Institute | Member of the Graduate Faculty

College of Medicine - Phoenix

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Research

Collaboration(52)

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Grants(19)

Identifying Immunometabolic Cervicovaginal Biomarkers for Early and Non-Invasive Diagnosis of Endometrial Cancer in Arizonans
Active·2023·$400K / $500K·
External
Principal Investigator (PI)
biomarkers, endometrial cancer, immunometabolic, diagnosis, cervicovaginal
Investigating Sneathia Species as Drivers of Gynecologic and Reproductive Disorders Using 3D Models of the Human Cervix
Active·2023·$30K / $150K·
External
Key Personnel (KP)
microbiome, reproductive health, infectious diseases, gynecology, 3d modeling
Novel Gynecologic Cancer and Disease Diagnostic with at-home Test Collection
Active·2023·$100K·
External
Principal Investigator (PI)
gynecologic cancer, disease diagnostic, at-home testing, medical technology, healthcare innovation
Managing Human Microbial Communities for Reducing Reproductive Impacts of Endocrine Disruptors
Active·2023·$10K·
External
Principal Investigator (PI)
microbiome, endocrine disruptors, reproductive health, human microbiota, environmental health
The Partnership for Native American Cancer Prevention (2 of 2)
Active·2019·$1.4M / $7.3M·
External
Multiple Principal Investigator (MPI)
breast cancer, health disparities, american indians, translational science, dissemination/implementation science

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Publications(82)

Recent

Development of phenyllactic acid ionic liquids and evaluation of cytotoxicity to human cervical epithelial cells

2024

ionic liquids, phenyllactic acid, cytotoxicity, cell evaluation, development

Impact of chlorhexidine and povidone-iodine antiseptic solutions on the cervicovaginal microenvironment during laparoscopic hysterectomies: a pilot study

2024

antiseptic solutions, cervicovaginal microenvironment, laparoscopic hysterectomies, impact

Supplementary Table 6 from Cervicovaginal Metabolome and Tumor Characteristics for Endometrial Cancer Detection and Risk Stratification

2024

risk stratification, metabolomics

The Vaginal Microbiota, Human Papillomavirus Infection, and Cervical Carcinogenesis: A Systematic Review in the Latina Population

2024

microbiota, hpv infection, cervical carcinogenesis, systematic review, latina population

Preoperative quality of life at time of gynecologic surgery: considerations for postoperative management

2023

quality of life, gynecologic surgery, postoperative management, preoperative assessment, patient outcomes

Commensal Lactobacilli Metabolically Contribute to Cervical Epithelial Homeostasis in a Species-Specific Manner

2023

cervical epithelial homeostasis, lactobacilli metabolism, commensal bacteria, species-specific interaction, microbiome influence

A novel and standard that improves accuracy in quantifying bacterial burden in vaginal microbial communities

2023

microbiome analysis, vaginal health, bacterial quantification, diagnostic standards, microbial burden

Protein biomarkers in cervicovaginal lavages for detection of endometrial cancer

2022

biomarkers, cancer detection, protein analysis, endometrial cancer, diagnostic methods

Multi-omics data integration reveals metabolome as the topredictor of the cervicovaginal microenvironment

2022

omics data integration, metabolome, cervicovaginal microenvironment, predictor, data integration

Immunometabolic and potential tumor-promoting changes in 3D cervical cell models infected with bacterial vaginosis-associated bacteria

2022

immunometabolism, tumor promotion, infection, cell models, bacterial vaginosis

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Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz

Collaboration(52)

Thaddeus Pace

Timian Godfrey

Cynthia Thomson

Kimberly Shea

Denise Roe

Grants(19)

Identifying Immunometabolic Cervicovaginal Biomarkers for Early and Non-Invasive Diagnosis of Endometrial Cancer in Arizonans

Investigating Sneathia Species as Drivers of Gynecologic and Reproductive Disorders Using 3D Models of the Human Cervix

Novel Gynecologic Cancer and Disease Diagnostic with at-home Test Collection

Managing Human Microbial Communities for Reducing Reproductive Impacts of Endocrine Disruptors

The Partnership for Native American Cancer Prevention (2 of 2)

Publications(82)

Development of phenyllactic acid ionic liquids and evaluation of cytotoxicity to human cervical epithelial cells

Impact of chlorhexidine and povidone-iodine antiseptic solutions on the cervicovaginal microenvironment during laparoscopic hysterectomies: a pilot study

Supplementary Table 6 from Cervicovaginal Metabolome and Tumor Characteristics for Endometrial Cancer Detection and Risk Stratification

The Vaginal Microbiota, Human Papillomavirus Infection, and Cervical Carcinogenesis: A Systematic Review in the Latina Population

Preoperative quality of life at time of gynecologic surgery: considerations for postoperative management

Commensal Lactobacilli Metabolically Contribute to Cervical Epithelial Homeostasis in a Species-Specific Manner

A novel and standard that improves accuracy in quantifying bacterial burden in vaginal microbial communities

Protein biomarkers in cervicovaginal lavages for detection of endometrial cancer

Multi-omics data integration reveals metabolome as the topredictor of the cervicovaginal microenvironment

Immunometabolic and potential tumor-promoting changes in 3D cervical cell models infected with bacterial vaginosis-associated bacteria