Joyce Odhiambo, University of Manitoba

Research

Acetylsalicylic Acid Aging Cervical Cancer Hpv Persistence Immune Response Inflammation Menopause Perimenopause

Latest funding

Inflammation, Sex hormones, and Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Expression: Assessing their Relationship in Menopausal Women and Evaluating Interventions to Prevent Cervical Cancer in Older Women
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$2,000,000
Targeting inflammation in older female sex workers enhances HPV clearance
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$200,000
Sex Workers and Scientists: Strengthening relationships between sex worker research participants and basic science researchers
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$20,000

Inflammation, Sex hormones, and Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Expression: Assessing their Relationship in Menopausal Women and Evaluating Interventions to Prevent Cervical Cancer in Older Women

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Team Grant: Bringing Biology to Cancer Prevention - Cancer in Women

Principal investigators: Fowke, Keith R; Kimani, Joshua; Lajoie, Julie

Keywords: Acetylsalicylic Acid; Aging; Anti-Inflammatory; Cervical Cancer; Hormones; Hpv; Immune Modulation; Immune Quiescence; Inflammation; Menopause

$2,000,000

Targeting inflammation in older female sex workers enhances HPV clearance

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Ca. Gr.: Biomedical Res. for HIV/AIDS/STBBI -Next-gen. therapeutic interventions

Principal investigators: Lajoie, Julie; Odhiambo, Joyce A; Fowke, Keith R

Keywords: Acetylsalicylic Acid; Aging; Cervical Cancer; Hpv Persistence; Immune Response; Inflammation; Menopause; Perimenopause; Therapeutic

$200,000

Sex Workers and Scientists: Strengthening relationships between sex worker research participants and basic science researchers

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Fowke, Keith R; Kasiba, Rosemary M; Lajoie, Julie

Keywords: Community Engagement; Hiv; Knowledge Translation; Sex Worker; Student Training

$20,000

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: Acetylsalicylic Acid Dear Professor Odhiambo, 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]. Your research on acetylsalicylic acid 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 "Targeting inflammation in older female sex workers enhances HPV clearance" (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]