Karine Dufresne, PhD

So far, an optimal vaginal microbial community has been correlated with better reproductive health (better fertility, full-term pregnancy, protection against bacterial or yeast infections), and I intend to study, during my career, the microbial mechanisms leading to pathologies or health in women. In the long term, a better understanding of the microbial world of the vagina and uterus will enable us to develop new preventive or therapeutic therapies to promote an optimal microbiota and better reproductive health.