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Rupert Kaul

ResearcherMedicineUniversity of Toronto

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Rupert Kaul

Researcher

Medicine

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Supervision signals

Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
69 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 25 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 15 research grants (15 CIHR), most recently in 2024.
Supervised 11 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Academic metrics

202

Publications

488

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Research

Hiv Susceptibility Mucosal Immunology Hiv Transmission Foreskin Global Health Herpes Simplex Virus Bacterial Vaginosis Vaginal Microbiome

Latest papers

Vaginal microbe-binding antibody interactions with a Lactobacillus crispatus live biotherapeutic following treatment for bacterial vaginosis.
Microbiology spectrum · 2026 · senior author
Utilizing natural competence to genetically manipulate Lactobacillus iners.
Applied and environmental microbiology · 2026
Vaginal NK cells limit epithelial barrier disruption during infection.
Nature reviews. Immunology · 2026 · senior author

All 202 publications

Latest funding

Defining the impact of non-ulcerative sexually-transmitted infections on the genital immune milieu of female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya: a prospective study.
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$3,000
Understanding how sexual debut alters penile immunology and the microbiome: Implications for HIV susceptibility
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$3,000
Pre-pandemic cross-reactive T-cell responses are associated with subsequent protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection, but not against symptomatic illness
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$1,500

All 46 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 202 publications.

Vaginal microbe-binding antibody interactions with a Lactobacillus crispatus live biotherapeutic following treatment for bacterial vaginosis.

Liu R, Armstrong E, Hemmerling A, Miller S, Huibner S, Lagenaur L, Parks TP, Cohen CR, Coburn B, Kaul R

Microbiology spectrum2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.03983-25 PMID: 42678149

Utilizing natural competence to genetically manipulate Lactobacillus iners.

Cao KY, Serrador D, Campbell JR, Kaul R, Navarre WW

Applied and environmental microbiology2026

DOI: 10.1128/aem.00441-26 PMID: 42573259

Vaginal NK cells limit epithelial barrier disruption during infection.

Jamil R, Kaul R

Nature reviews. Immunology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41577-026-01332-z PMID: 42380633

HIV Transmission and Immunology of the Male Reproductive Tract.

Tsang J, Liu R, Jamil R, Galiwango RM, Okech B, Huibner S, de Carvalho MGA, Buchanan LB, Liu CM, Tobian AAR, Prodger JL, Kaul R

American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/aji.70266 PMID: 42423541

SARS-CoV-2 infection in female sex workers from Nairobi, Kenya early in the COVID-19 pandemic: Seroincidence and behavioural associations.

Yang SD, Qi F, Colwill K, Gingras AC, Beattie TS, Kimani J, Kaul R

PloS one2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0327692 PMID: 42296081

Genital Immune Correlates of Seroprevalent and Seroincident Herpes Simplex Type 2 Infection Among Women Who Sell Sex in Nairobi, Kenya.

Udayakumar S, Pollock J, Irungu E, Muthoga P, Adhiambo W, Huibner S, Kungu'u M, Kabuti R, Babu H, Maisha Fiti Study Champions, Ngurukiri P, Weiss HA, Seeley J, Abramsky T, Beattie TS, Kimani J, Kaul R

American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989)2026

DOI: 10.1111/aji.70273 PMID: 42319135

CD11c+ myeloid cells are the predominant CD4+CCR5+ immune population in the foreskin and are increased in men with HIV-associated penile anaerobes.

Buchanan LB, Khan Y, Vargas JR, Shao Z, Biribawa VM, Ssemunywa HR, Namuniina A, Okech B, Tobian AA, Park DE, Liu CM, Kaul R, Galiwango RM, Prodger JL

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

DOI: 10.64898/2026.05.11.724468 PMID: 42182112

The adult nasal mucosa is defined by distinct immune profiles that modulate in-vitro SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Gowanlock SN, Lam VHK, Tepe ZG, Park DE, Tai V, Salazar JE, Pham T, Khan Y, Nelson S, Horn C, Zuanazzi D, Yang D, Price LB, Kaul R, Sowerby L, Troyer RM, Liu CM, Prodger JL

Respiratory research2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12931-026-03697-0 PMID: 42135777

Anaerobe-Driven Inflammation and Epithelial Barrier Disruption in Genital HIV Acquisition.

Constable S, Minazadeh Y, Buchanan LB, Ssemunywa H, Galiwango RM, Kaul R, Prodger JL

American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989)2026

DOI: 10.1111/aji.70251 PMID: 42090226

Assessing the Impact of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting on Genital Inflammation and Microbiota Among Kenyan Female Sex Workers.

Pollock J, Liu R, Rwenji E, Orobi E, Udayakumar S, Huibner S, Kung'u M, Kabuti R, Babu H, Maisha Fiti Study Champions, Irungu E, Ngurukiri P, Muthoga P, Adhiambo W, Weiss HA, Seeley J, Abramsky T, Kimani J, Beattie TS, Kaul R

American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989)2026

DOI: 10.1111/aji.70250 PMID: 42081188

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Rupert Kaul

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Vaginal microbe-binding antibody interactions with a Lactobacillus crispatus live biotherapeutic following treatment for bacterial vaginosis.

Utilizing natural competence to genetically manipulate Lactobacillus iners.

Vaginal NK cells limit epithelial barrier disruption during infection.

HIV Transmission and Immunology of the Male Reproductive Tract.

SARS-CoV-2 infection in female sex workers from Nairobi, Kenya early in the COVID-19 pandemic: Seroincidence and behavioural associations.

Genital Immune Correlates of Seroprevalent and Seroincident Herpes Simplex Type 2 Infection Among Women Who Sell Sex in Nairobi, Kenya.

CD11c+ myeloid cells are the predominant CD4+CCR5+ immune population in the foreskin and are increased in men with HIV-associated penile anaerobes.

The adult nasal mucosa is defined by distinct immune profiles that modulate in-vitro SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Anaerobe-Driven Inflammation and Epithelial Barrier Disruption in Genital HIV Acquisition.

Assessing the Impact of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting on Genital Inflammation and Microbiota Among Kenyan Female Sex Workers.

Frequent collaborators

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Mario Ostrowski

Mona Loutfy

Tony Mazzulli

Joshua Kimani

Janet Raboud

Anne-Claude Gingras

Ramandip Grewal

Charu Kaushic

Jun Liu

Ron Rosenes

Dionne Gesink

Reina Bendayan

Winston Husbands

Irving Salit

David Wong

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Ted Myers

Lena Serghides

Jennifer Gommerman

Atul Humar

Scott Gray-Owen

Shahid Husain

Deepali Kumar

Prabhat Jha

Sharmistha Mishra

Adam Burgener

Fiona Smaill

Marek Smieja

Amrita Daftary

Ross Upshur

Vesna Mihajlovic

Arnav Agarwal

Murray Krahn

John Granton

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