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Jessica Prodger

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Associate ProfessorMicrobiology and ImmunologyWestern University

Jessica Prodger

Associate Professor

Microbiology and Immunology

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry

Western University

London, Ontario, Canada

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No publications on record.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervisor on 4 trainee awards (4 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Crc Vaginoplasty Femtech Gender-Affirming Medical Care Gynaecologic Conditions Probiotics Vaginal Odour Genital Infections

Latest funding

Investigating Causes of Neovaginal Malodour in Transfeminine People
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
Canada Research Chair - Tier 2
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$500,000
HIV-1 Nef: A novel target to eradicate the reservoir
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$200,000

All 16 grants and awards

Investigating Causes of Neovaginal Malodour in Transfeminine People

SupervisorCIHR2025DRA : Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral Program (CGRS D)

Principal investigators: Shouldice, Ainslie C

Keywords: 16s Rrna Sequencing; Bacterial/Fungal Culture; Gas Chromatography/ Mass Spectrometry; Genomics; Metabolomics; Neovagina; Transfeminine; Transgender Health

$120,000

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Nominated PICIHR2025Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 2

Principal investigators: Prodger, Jessica L

Keywords: Crc

$500,000

HIV-1 Nef: A novel target to eradicate the reservoir

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

Principal investigators: Dikeakos, Dimitrios J

Keywords: Cure; Hiv-1; Nef; Patient Cohort; Pharmacological Inhibitors

$200,000

NSERC CREATE in Engineering Health Equity: A Training Program in Design and Translation of Frugal Medical Technologies

Co-investigatorNSERC2024Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Lacefield, James JC

Keywords: community-engaged learning; design education; frugal innovation; healthcare equity; medical devices; open-source hardware; translational research

$150,000

Defining and disrupting genital microbiome transfer to prevent HIV acquisition and improve genital health.

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Kaul, Rupert

Keywords: Antibiotics; Genital Microbiome; Global Health; Hiv Susceptibility; In Vitro Models; Penile-Vaginal Sex

$925,652

Identifying causes of neovaginal malodour in transfeminine people

Nominated PICIHR2023Catalyst Grant: NWHRI: Innovation Fund - Biomedical Discovery Grants

Principal investigators: Prodger, Jessica L

Keywords: Femtech; Gender-Affirming Medical Care; Gynaecologic Conditions; Probiotics; Vaginal Odour; Vaginoplasty

$149,115

Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance with Genomics and Bioinformatics

SupervisorCIHR2023CIHR REDI Early Career Transition Award - HIV/AIDS and STBBI

Principal investigators: Olawoye, Idowu B

Keywords: Antimicrobial Resistance; Applied Bioinformatics; Genomic Epidemiology; Genomics; Infectious Disease; Mycoplasma Genitalium; Nongonococcal Urethritis; Population And Public Health; Sexually Transmitted Infections; Tuberculosis

$270,000

Understanding how Dolutegravir antiretroviral therapy modifies the HIV-1 latent viral reservoir and implications for an HIV cure.

SupervisorCIHR2023Doctoral Research Award - Priority Announcement - HIV/AIDS and/or STBBI

Principal investigators: Gowanlock, Sarah N

Keywords: Bioinformatics; Flow Cytometry; Global Health Research; Hiv Cure; Hiv Latency; Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 (Hiv-1); In-Vitro Models; Polymerase Chain Reaction (Pcr) Methods; Rna Sequencing; Virology

$105,000

Generation of a 3D in vitro foreskin-micrbiome co-culture model for investigation of the effects of polymicrobial communities on HIV susceptibility

SupervisorCIHR2022Doctoral Research Award - Priority Announcement - HIV/AIDS and/or STBBI

Principal investigators: Constable, Shirley

Keywords: Genital Microbiome; Hiv-1; Immune Response; Organotypic Tissue Culture; Sexual Health; Tissue Engineering

$105,000

Defining the determinants of penile microbiome transmission and stability: implications for HIV susceptibility.

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Kaul, Rupert

Keywords: Antimicrobials; Hiv Susceptibility; Inflammation; Mucosal Immunology; Penile Microbiome; Sexual Transmission

$711,452

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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