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Mark Hull

ResearcherMedicineUniversity of British Columbia

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Mark Hull

Researcher

Medicine

Health Sciences

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Supervision signals

Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
51 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 8 research grants (8 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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Publications

271

Citations

h-index

116

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Grants

Publications by year

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Research

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Prevention Syphilis Implementation Science Sexually Transmitted Infections (Sti)Community-Based Research Biomedical Prevention Human Immunodeficiency Virus (Hiv)

Latest papers

Incidence and risk factors of C. trachomatis, N. gonorrhoeae and syphilis among a cohort of urban Canadian gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, 2017-2023: informing the potential impact of doxycycline prophylaxis.
BMJ open · 2026
Non-suppressible HIV viremia sustained by clonally expanded CD4+ T cells harboring a genomically defective provirus with an immune-evasive protein expression profile.
mBio · 2026
A rapid review of the effects of GLP-1 receptor agonists on opioid and stimulant use-related outcomes.
Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2026

All 99 publications

Latest funding

Skills Training for Real-world InterVention Evaluation in STBBIs (STRIVE-STBBI)
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$800,000
Persistent Low-Level HIV Viremia During Antiretroviral Therapy: Origins and Clinical Consequences
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,147,500
Optimizing Equitable Implementation of Doxycycline for Bacterial STI Prevention Across Key Populations
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$20,000

All 21 grants and awards

99 publications.

Incidence and risk factors of C. trachomatis, N. gonorrhoeae and syphilis among a cohort of urban Canadian gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, 2017-2023: informing the potential impact of doxycycline prophylaxis.

Lambert G, Fourmigue A, Dvorakova M, Moodie EEM, Moore D, Lachowsky NJ, Grace D, Hart TA, Tan DHS, Jollimore J, Labbé AC, Fortin C, Maheu-Giroux M, Hull M, Grennan T, Brunelle-Newman S, Zhang T, Lal A, Gormezano A, Cox J

BMJ open2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-111357 PMID: 42191194

Non-suppressible HIV viremia sustained by clonally expanded CD4+ T cells harboring a genomically defective provirus with an immune-evasive protein expression profile.

Omondi FH, Sang Y, Dong W, Mwimanzi F, Cheung PK, Barad E, Derza Z, Anderson K, Shahid A, Mysak V, Lima VD, Hull M, Brumme CJ, Harris M, Montaner JSG, Guillemi S, Brockman MA, Brumme ZL

mBio2026

DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03909-25 PMID: 41910264

A rapid review of the effects of GLP-1 receptor agonists on opioid and stimulant use-related outcomes.

Leach M, Marziali ME, Parashar S, Bondy G, Guillemi S, Harris M, Hull M, Stone S, Kooij KW, Hogg RS, Montaner JSG

Drug and alcohol dependence reports2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.dadr.2026.100440 PMID: 42111969

Incidence of Herpes Zoster Infection (Shingles) Among Adults Living With and Without HIV in British Columbia, Canada: A Population-based Study.

Lima VD, Hussain SS, Yan J, Copp E, Hull M, Budu M, Duailibe F, Trigg J, Leung V, Phillips P, Guillemi S, Hogg RS, Montaner JSG

The Journal of infectious diseases2026

DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiag118 PMID: 41805836

Substance Use and Incidence of Psychosis Diagnoses Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Compared with Males from the General Population: A Matched Cohort Study from Metro Vancouver, Canada.

Gormezano A, Adams A, Wang L, Trigg J, Budu M, Hogg RS, Aguilera-Mijares S, Hull M, Barath J, Sereda P, Lal A, Cox J, Hart TA, Grace D, Tan DHS, Lachowsky NJ, Moore DM

Substance use & misuse2026

DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2026.2682299 PMID: 42276816

Overdose risk in the context of chemsex among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men.

Duailibe F, Hull M, Montaner J, Purdie A, Lima VD

Harm reduction journal2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12954-026-01410-4 PMID: 41652581

Impact of “absolute” versus “relative” HIV risk communication on pre-exposure prophylaxis interest in Canada: a randomized survey

Oo MM, Karabelas-Pittman S, Hull M, Grace D, Lachowsky NJ, MacPherson P, Woodward K, Tan DHS

AIDS Care20261 citations

DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2025.2587911

Successful Scale-up of Syphilis Testing Linked to Routine HIV Viral Load Monitoring in British Columbia

Thompson KA, Clifford-Rashotte M, Zhang W, Kao D, Trigg J, Toy J, Guillemi S, Lima V, Barrios R, Montaner J

Open Forum Infectious Diseases2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofag269

The risk of HIV and HCV transmission in Canadians living with coinfection before, during, and after the COVID pandemic: A prospective cohort study

Young J, Wang S, Knight M, Cardinal CL, Cooper CL, Cox J, Hull M, Martel-Laferriere V, Sutherland DJ, Walmsley S

Canadian Journal of Public Health2026

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-026-01193-y

Increased Severity of Multidrug-Resistant Shigella sonnei Infections in People Experiencing Homelessness.

Stefanovic A, Alam ME, Matic N, Larnder A, Ritchie G, Gowland L, Chorlton SD, Lloyd-Smith E, Payne M, Dawar M, Vijh R, Leung V, Hull M, Baker KS, Lowe CF, Romney MG

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America2025

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae575 PMID: 39570865

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Dear Professor Hull, 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 "Incidence and risk factors of C. trachomatis, N. gonorrhoeae and syphilis among a cohort of urban Canadian gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, 2017-2023: informing the potential impact of doxycycline prophylaxis." (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 "Optimizing Equitable Implementation of Doxycycline for Bacterial STI Prevention Across Key Populations" (2024), 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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Research

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Incidence and risk factors of C. trachomatis, N. gonorrhoeae and syphilis among a cohort of urban Canadian gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, 2017-2023: informing the potential impact of doxycycline prophylaxis.

Non-suppressible HIV viremia sustained by clonally expanded CD4+ T cells harboring a genomically defective provirus with an immune-evasive protein expression profile.

A rapid review of the effects of GLP-1 receptor agonists on opioid and stimulant use-related outcomes.

Incidence of Herpes Zoster Infection (Shingles) Among Adults Living With and Without HIV in British Columbia, Canada: A Population-based Study.

Substance Use and Incidence of Psychosis Diagnoses Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Compared with Males from the General Population: A Matched Cohort Study from Metro Vancouver, Canada.

Overdose risk in the context of chemsex among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men.

Impact of “absolute” versus “relative” HIV risk communication on pre-exposure prophylaxis interest in Canada: a randomized survey

Successful Scale-up of Syphilis Testing Linked to Routine HIV Viral Load Monitoring in British Columbia

The risk of HIV and HCV transmission in Canadians living with coinfection before, during, and after the COVID pandemic: A prospective cohort study

Increased Severity of Multidrug-Resistant Shigella sonnei Infections in People Experiencing Homelessness.

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