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Joshua Edward

ResearcherUniversity of British Columbia

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Joshua Edward

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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3 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2026.

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Research

2slgbtq+ Health Anal Cancer Anal Cancer Screening Human Papillomavirus (Hpv)Implementation Science Self-Collection Transgender And Gender Nonbinary (Tgnb)

Latest papers

A Pilot, Randomized Controlled Trial of Dual Daily HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Using Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate/Emtricitabine and Doxycycline in Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Women: The DuDHS Study.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2026
Impact of doxycycline pre-exposure prophylaxis (doxyPrEP) for sexually transmitted infections on the microbiome of men who have sex with men on HIV PrEP.
Nature communications · 2025
Examining the impacts of a syphilis awareness campaign among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM) in British Columbia, Canada.
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2023

All 12 publications

Latest funding

TRANSgender-affirming Framework for Optimizing Risk-reduction and Models for HPV-related anal cancer screening: The TRANSFORM-HPV Study
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$700,000
Optimizing Equitable Implementation of Doxycycline for Bacterial STI Prevention Across Key Populations
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$20,000
Assessing Community and Healthcare Provider Preferences for Doxycycline as STI PrEP/PEP among 2S/GBTQ People in British Columbia
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 7 grants and awards

12 publications.

A Pilot, Randomized Controlled Trial of Dual Daily HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Using Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate/Emtricitabine and Doxycycline in Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Women: The DuDHS Study.

Grennan T, Mohammed S, Edward J, Tattersall T, Gupta AK, Seto J, Dennehy M, Romney MG, Zhang W, Li J, Trigg J, Lima VD, Juwono S, Wong J, Zhang G, Montaner JSG, Hull MW

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America2026

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaf043 PMID: 39882974

Impact of doxycycline pre-exposure prophylaxis (doxyPrEP) for sexually transmitted infections on the microbiome of men who have sex with men on HIV PrEP.

Knodel S, Main L, DeLeon M, Lamont A, Edward J, Gupta AK, Noel-Romas L, Mohammed S, Tattersall T, Wong J, Hull M, Grennan T, Burgener AD

Nature communications2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-61426-5 PMID: 40610420

Examining the impacts of a syphilis awareness campaign among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM) in British Columbia, Canada.

Sang JM, Wong J, Ryan V, Cumming E, Wang L, Cui Z, Bacani N, Haag D, Lachowsky NJ, Cox J, Grace D, Otterstatter M, Morshed M, Edward J, Grennan T, Arkles J, Brownrigg B, Hogg RS, Moore DM

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2023

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-022-00690-0 PMID: 36156198

Awareness of and intention to use an online sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection testing service among gay and bisexual men in British Columbia, two years after implementation.

Dulai J, Salway T, Thomson K, Haag D, Lachowsky N, Grace D, Edward J, Grennan T, Trussler T, Gilbert M

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2021

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-020-00323-4 PMID: 32557285

Crystal Methamphetamine Use and Initiation among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Living with HIV in a Treatment as Prevention Environment.

Colyer SP, Moore DM, Cui Z, Zhu J, Armstrong HL, Taylor M, Edward J, Howard T, Dickie C, Olarewaju G, Montaner JSG, Hogg RS, Roth EA, Lachowsky NJ

Substance use & misuse2020

DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2020.1833925 PMID: 33059493

HIV Testing Among a Representative Community Sample of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in Vancouver, Canada.

Armstrong HL, Wang L, Zhu J, Lachowsky NJ, Card KG, Wong J, Jollimore J, Edward J, Roth EA, Hogg RS, Moore DM

AIDS and behavior2019

DOI: 10.1007/s10461-018-2259-2 PMID: 30145708

Assessing the Impact of a Social Marketing Campaign on Program Outcomes for Users of an Internet-Based Testing Service for Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections: Observational Study.

Gilbert M, Salway T, Haag D, Kwag M, Edward J, Bondyra M, Cox J, Hart TA, Grace D, Grennan T, Ogilvie G, Shoveller J

Journal of medical Internet research2019

DOI: 10.2196/11291 PMID: 30664456

Interventions to address substance use and sexual risk among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men who use methamphetamine: A systematic review.

Knight R, Karamouzian M, Carson A, Edward J, Carrieri P, Shoveller J, Fairbairn N, Wood E, Fast D

Drug and alcohol dependence2019

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.09.023 PMID: 30502543

Trends in Awareness and Use of HIV PrEP Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men who have Sex with Men in Vancouver, Canada 2012-2016.

Mosley T, Khaketla M, Armstrong HL, Cui Z, Sereda P, Lachowsky NJ, Hull MW, Olarewaju G, Jollimore J, Edward J, Montaner JSG, Hogg RS, Roth EA, Moore DM

AIDS and behavior2018

DOI: 10.1007/s10461-018-2026-4 PMID: 29344740

Using Geosocial Networking Apps to Understand the Spatial Distribution of Gay and Bisexual Men: Pilot Study.

Card KG, Gibbs J, Lachowsky NJ, Hawkins BW, Compton M, Edward J, Salway T, Gislason MK, Hogg RS

JMIR public health and surveillance2018

DOI: 10.2196/publichealth.8931 PMID: 30089609

TRANSgender-affirming Framework for Optimizing Risk-reduction and Models for HPV-related anal cancer screening: The TRANSFORM-HPV Study

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Op. Gr. Adv. 2S_LGBTQI+ Heal. Thr. Res. - Cancer in 2S/LGBTQI+ Indiv and Comm

Principal investigators: Grennan, Jonathan (Troy); Burchell, Ann N; Edward, Joshua; Marshall, Zack

Keywords: 2slgbtq+ Health; Anal Cancer; Anal Cancer Screening; Human Papillomavirus (Hpv); Implementation Science; Self-Collection; Transgender And Gender Nonbinary (Tgnb)

$700,000

Optimizing Equitable Implementation of Doxycycline for Bacterial STI Prevention Across Key Populations

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Team Gr.: Embracing Diversity Achieve Prec./Health Equity-HIV/AIDS/STBBI-PHP-LOI

Principal investigators: Grennan, Jonathan (Troy); Bartlett, Sofia R; Burchell, Ann N; Hull, Mark W; Tan, Darrell H

Keywords: Doxycycline; Gay, Bisexual, And Other Men Who Have Sex With Men; Implementation Science; Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (Pep); Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (Prep); Sex And Gender Minorities; Sexually Transmitted Infections (Sti); Sti Prevention

$20,000

Assessing Community and Healthcare Provider Preferences for Doxycycline as STI PrEP/PEP among 2S/GBTQ People in British Columbia

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Cat. Gr.: STBBI Res.: Beyond HIV/AIDS/Hep. C- STBBI other than HIV/hep. C (gen.)

Principal investigators: Hull, Mark W; Kwag, Michael

Keywords: 2sgbtq; Biomedical Prevention; Community-Based Research; Qualitative

$100,000

Predicting and Evaluating Anal Cancer in HIV with novel biomarkers: The PEACH Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Grennan, Jonathan (Troy); Burchell, Ann N; Salit, Irving E

Keywords: Anal Cancer; Anal Cancer Screening; Biomarkers; Clinical Epidemiology; Diagnostic Tests; Human Immunodeficiency Virus (Hiv); Human Papillomavirus (Hpv); Men Who Have Sex With Men (Msm); Sexually Transmitted Infections (Stis)

$918,000

A randomized trial of doxycycline chemoprophylaxis for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections in gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM)

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Grennan, Jonathan (Troy); Burchell, Ann N; Hull, Mark W; Tan, Darrell H

Keywords: Chlamydia; Gonorrhea; Human Immunodeficiency Virus (Hiv); Men Who Have Sex With Men (Msm); Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis; Prevention; Randomized Controlled Trial; Sexually Transmitted Infections (Stis); Syphilis

$918,000

Predicting and Evaluating Anal Cancer in HIV with novel biomarkers: The PEACH Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant - Priority Announcement: HIV/AIDS and STBBI

Principal investigators: Grennan, Jonathan (Troy); Burchell, Ann N; Salit, Irving E

$100,000

Addressing sexual- and drug-related HIV risk among young gay, bisexual and other MSM

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Team Grant: HIV Implementation Science - Component 2

Principal investigators: Shoveller, Jeannie A; Knight, Rodney E

Keywords: Gay, Bisexual And Other Men Who Have Sex With Men; Hiv/Aids; Implementation Science; Intervention Research; Mixed Methods; Program Science; Sexualized Use Of Substances; Sexually Transmitted And Blood-Borne Infections; Substance Use; Youth Health

$1,999,999

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: 2slgbtq+ Health Dear Professor Edward, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "A Pilot, Randomized Controlled Trial of Dual Daily HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Using Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate/Emtricitabine and Doxycycline in Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Women: The DuDHS Study." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "TRANSgender-affirming Framework for Optimizing Risk-reduction and Models for HPV-related anal cancer screening: The TRANSFORM-HPV Study" (2026), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Joshua Edward

Research

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Latest funding

A Pilot, Randomized Controlled Trial of Dual Daily HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Using Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate/Emtricitabine and Doxycycline in Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Women: The DuDHS Study.

Impact of doxycycline pre-exposure prophylaxis (doxyPrEP) for sexually transmitted infections on the microbiome of men who have sex with men on HIV PrEP.

Examining the impacts of a syphilis awareness campaign among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM) in British Columbia, Canada.

Awareness of and intention to use an online sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection testing service among gay and bisexual men in British Columbia, two years after implementation.

Crystal Methamphetamine Use and Initiation among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Living with HIV in a Treatment as Prevention Environment.

HIV Testing Among a Representative Community Sample of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in Vancouver, Canada.

Assessing the Impact of a Social Marketing Campaign on Program Outcomes for Users of an Internet-Based Testing Service for Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections: Observational Study.

Interventions to address substance use and sexual risk among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men who use methamphetamine: A systematic review.

Trends in Awareness and Use of HIV PrEP Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men who have Sex with Men in Vancouver, Canada 2012-2016.

Using Geosocial Networking Apps to Understand the Spatial Distribution of Gay and Bisexual Men: Pilot Study.

TRANSgender-affirming Framework for Optimizing Risk-reduction and Models for HPV-related anal cancer screening: The TRANSFORM-HPV Study

Optimizing Equitable Implementation of Doxycycline for Bacterial STI Prevention Across Key Populations

Assessing Community and Healthcare Provider Preferences for Doxycycline as STI PrEP/PEP among 2S/GBTQ People in British Columbia

Predicting and Evaluating Anal Cancer in HIV with novel biomarkers: The PEACH Study

A randomized trial of doxycycline chemoprophylaxis for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections in gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM)

Predicting and Evaluating Anal Cancer in HIV with novel biomarkers: The PEACH Study

Addressing sexual- and drug-related HIV risk among young gay, bisexual and other MSM

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