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Nathan Lachowsky

ResearcherMedicineUniversity of British Columbia

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Nathan Lachowsky

Researcher

Medicine

Health Sciences

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
21 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Research

Health Services Hiv Syphilis Antiretroviral Therapy Men Who Have Sex With Men Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Risk Behaviour Sexually Transmitted Infections

Latest papers

Canada's crackdown on poppers and trends in crystal methamphetamine use among sexual and gender diverse men: a secondary data analysis.
The International journal on drug policy · 2026
Migration status, discrimination, and recent sexually transmitted infection testing among South Asian gay, bisexual, and other queer men living in Canada.
Social science & medicine (1982) · 2026
Substance use disorders and related hospitalizations and mortality among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men: A matched cohort study.
Drug and alcohol dependence · 2026

All 33 publications

Latest funding

Northern Networks: Building Collaborative Capacity for HIV and STBBI Research - A Planning Grant to Engage Communities, Clinicians and Researchers Across Northern BC and the Yukon.
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$20,000
Skills Training for Real-world InterVention Evaluation in STBBIs (STRIVE-STBBI)
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$800,000
Adapting self-collection STBBI testing models for rural and remote communities in BC
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$654,075

All 17 grants and awards

33 publications.

Canada's crackdown on poppers and trends in crystal methamphetamine use among sexual and gender diverse men: a secondary data analysis.

Smiley S, Schwartz C, Draenos C, Card KG, Lachowsky N, Klassen B, Elliott R, Higgins R, Baral SD, Knight R

The International journal on drug policy2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105508 PMID: 42759241

Migration status, discrimination, and recent sexually transmitted infection testing among South Asian gay, bisexual, and other queer men living in Canada.

Dulai J, Lachowsky N, Klassen B, Sawhney V, Anand P, Banerjee A, Tan DHS, Perez-Brumer A, Grace D

Social science & medicine (1982)2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119401 PMID: 42150226

Substance use disorders and related hospitalizations and mortality among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men: A matched cohort study.

Aguilera-Mijares S, Wang L, Trigg J, Hogg RS, Lachowsky N, Gormezano A, Sereda P, Card K, Oviedo-Joekes E, Emerson SD, Lal A, Budu M, Hart TA, Cox J, Grace D, Tan DHS, Moore DM

Drug and alcohol dependence2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2026.113159 PMID: 41980572

Estimating the percentage and number of people with indications for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) within two key populations, Canada, 2021.

Yang Q, Wu HX, Lachowsky N, Cox J, Klassen B, Apelian H, Périnet S, Elliott J, Williams A, Campeau L, Curtis T, Wong M, Gatali M, Popovic N

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-026-01170-5 PMID: 41776146

"It was Very Clear That We Were Not the Norm": A Community-Based Qualitative Study of Experiences in the Legal System and Access to Justice Among Sexual Minority People in Western Canada.

Klassen B, Walker M, Wells A, Stephany K, Verma AR, Jacobsen K, Booth S, Brown V, Woligroski B, Fulcher K, Montess M, O'Brien C, Bonertz L, Grace D, Hebert W, Lachowsky N

Journal of homosexuality2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2026.2621166 PMID: 41649945

Use of GetCheckedOnline and testing through healthcare providers among repeat users of British Columbia's digital testing service for sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections: Findings from a cross-sectional survey.

Gilbert M, Ablona A, Chang HJ, Iyamu I, Sierra-Rosales R, Pedersen H, Flowers P, Lachowsky N, Grace D, Worthington C

Digital health2025

DOI: 10.1177/20552076251339016 PMID: 40321888

Unsuppressed HIV viral load among people living with HIV by exposure category in British Columbia, Canada from 2005 to 2020: a population-based cohort study.

Yeong SK, Ye M, Barrios R, Hull M, Li J, Sereda P, Charoenpanon T, Lima VD, Bobrow K, Hayden A, Kling R, Wang X, Lachowsky N, Montaner J, Moore DM

BMC global and public health2025

DOI: 10.1186/s44263-025-00209-y PMID: 41068975

Identifying Syndemic Factors and Their Effect on HIV Sexual Risk Behavior Among Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto.

Duailibe F, Shen T, Zhang W, Moore D, Hull M, Barath J, Magee C, Lachowsky N, Hart T, Cox J, Grace D, Lambert G, Skakoon-Sparling S, Jollimore J, Dvorakova M, Gormezano A, Lima VD

AIDS and behavior2025

DOI: 10.1007/s10461-025-04769-w PMID: 40405027

Impact of interventions on mpox transmission during the 2022 outbreak in Canada: a mathematical modeling study of three different cities.

Xiu F, Doyle CM, Anato JLF, Knight J, Wang L, Cox J, Grace D, Hart TA, Zhang T, Skakoon-Sparling S, Dvorakova M, Shahin R, Sachdeva H, Lachowsky N, Sbihi H, Tan DHS, Irvine MA, Mishra S, Maheu-Giroux M

International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2025.107792 PMID: 39848438

Organ and tissue donation and transplantation in people who identify as Two-Spirit, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and more: a Canada-wide cross-sectional community survey

Leeies M, Collister D, Ho J, Hrymak C, Christie E, Dhanani S, Fingrut W, Gahagan J, Doucette K, Lee T-H

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s12630-025-03055-6

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Health Services Dear Professor Lachowsky, 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 "Canada's crackdown on poppers and trends in crystal methamphetamine use among sexual and gender diverse men: a secondary data analysis." (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 "Northern Networks: Building Collaborative Capacity for HIV and STBBI Research - A Planning Grant to Engage Communities, Clinicians and Researchers Across Northern BC and the Yukon." (2025), 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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Canada's crackdown on poppers and trends in crystal methamphetamine use among sexual and gender diverse men: a secondary data analysis.

Migration status, discrimination, and recent sexually transmitted infection testing among South Asian gay, bisexual, and other queer men living in Canada.

Substance use disorders and related hospitalizations and mortality among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men: A matched cohort study.

Estimating the percentage and number of people with indications for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) within two key populations, Canada, 2021.

"It was Very Clear That We Were Not the Norm": A Community-Based Qualitative Study of Experiences in the Legal System and Access to Justice Among Sexual Minority People in Western Canada.

Use of GetCheckedOnline and testing through healthcare providers among repeat users of British Columbia's digital testing service for sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections: Findings from a cross-sectional survey.

Unsuppressed HIV viral load among people living with HIV by exposure category in British Columbia, Canada from 2005 to 2020: a population-based cohort study.

Identifying Syndemic Factors and Their Effect on HIV Sexual Risk Behavior Among Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto.

Impact of interventions on mpox transmission during the 2022 outbreak in Canada: a mathematical modeling study of three different cities.

Organ and tissue donation and transplantation in people who identify as Two-Spirit, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and more: a Canada-wide cross-sectional community survey

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