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Bern Monari

University of Maryland, Baltimore

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2

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The Neovaginal Microbiota, Symptoms, and Local Immune Correlates in Transfeminine Individuals with Penile Inversion Vaginoplasty

Jorge Rojas-Vargas, Hannah Wilcox, Bern Monari, Pawel Gajer, David Zuanazzi, Ainslie C. Shouldice, Reeya Parmar, Priscilla Haywood, Vera Tai, Yonah Krakowsky, Emery Potter, Jacques Ravel, Jessica L. Prodger

The paper characterizes the neovaginal microbiota and cytokine profiles in transfeminine individuals post-vaginoplasty, identifying bacterial clusters linked to immune responses and symptoms.

Cell Reports · Dec 1, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

The vaginal microbiota, symptoms, and local immune correlates in transmasculine individuals using sustained testosterone therapy

Bern Monari, Hannah Wilcox, Priscilla Haywood, Pawel Gajer, Jorge Rojas-Vargas, David Zuanazzi, Lindsay Rutt, Ainslie C. Shouldice, Reeya Parmar, L. Elaine Waetjen, Yonah Krakowsky, Emery Potter, Jessica L. Prodger, Jacques Ravel

The paper examines vaginal microbiota, symptoms, and immune markers in transmasculine individuals on testosterone therapy, finding Lactobacillus dominance linked to adverse symptoms and inflammation.

Cell Reports · Dec 1, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology