Thursday, July 17, 2025
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM
Great Northern
Opening Remarks, Presidential & Program Chair Welcome
Speaker:
Kimberly B. Fortner, MD, FACOG (University of Tennessee Medical Center – Knoxville)
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Great Northern
General Session 1
Moderator:
Christina Muzny, MD, MSPH, FACP, FIDSA (Obstetrics/Gynecology, & Epidemiology, Division of Infectious Diseases, Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham)
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Challenging the Paradigm to Achieve Cure: Involving Partners in the Treatment and Prevention of Bacterial Vaginosis
Speaker:
Catriona Bradshaw, MMBS, FAChSHM, FAHMS, PhD (Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Central Clinical School, Monash University and Alfred Hospital)
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM
The Conservatory
Break
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Great Northern
Oral Abstract Session 1
Moderators:
Pawel Laniewski (University of Arizona) & Brooke Schroeder (Duke University School of Medicine)
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM
A Phase 2 Extension Trial of the Safety and Immunogenicity of Cytomegalovirus mRNA-1647 Vaccine Through 36 Months in Healthy Adults (#001)
Speaker:
Benjamin Lorenz (Moderna, Inc.)
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Predicting IVF Success: A Machine Learning Model Integrating Vaginal Inflammation and Microbiome Dynamics (#002)
Speaker:
Ofri Bar (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Dept. of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
11:15 AM – 11:30 AM
Prospective Cohort Study of the Association between Periconceptual Vaginal Washing and Miscarriage (#003)
Speaker:
R McClelland (University of Washington)
11:30 AM – 11:45 AM
Evaluating the Feasibility of Implementing an Intervention to Improve Vaccination Communication and Support Informed Decision Making in Pregnancy, a Multi-methods, Pre-post Study (#004)
Speaker:
Marcia Bruce (University of Calgary)
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Great Northern
Industry Sponsored Symposium 1
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Southern Pacific
Poster Session 1
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Economic Burden of Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis: Quantifying Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs (#005)
Speaker:
Suvapun Bunniran (GSK)
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Development of Method and Performance for Determination of Bacterial Vaginosis from Vaginal Swabs Using a Novel Research-Use-Only Syndromic Molecular Panel Prototype (#006)
Speaker:
Devon Essick (bioMérieux)
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Hepatitis C (HCV) in Pregnancy Improving Screening and Connecting Patients to Treatment: A Quality Improvement (QI) Study (#007)
Speaker:
Mehgan Lazenby (University of Louisville)
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Deciphering Species-Specific Contributions of Sneathia to Adverse Gynecologic and Reproductive Outcomes Using Genomics and In Vitro 3D Modeling (#008)
Speaker:
Pawel Laniewski (University of Arizona)
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Impact of Preoperative Azithromycin on Postoperative Infectious Complications in Patients Undergoing Cesarean Delivery in the Setting of Intraamniotic Infection (#009)
Speaker:
Jaye Boissiere (Duke University School of Medicine)
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
5-Nitroimidazole Drug Susceptibility among Trichomonas vaginalis Isolates in a Cohort of Pregnant South African Women (#010)
Speaker:
Keonte Graves (University of Alabama at Birmingham)
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
A Meta-Analysis of Sofosbuvir-Based Regimens for Hepatitis C Virus Treatment in Pregnancy (#011)
Speaker:
Catherine Chappell (University of Pittsburgh)
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Critical Cargo: Comparing Outcomes in Sepsis-Associated Obstetrical Transport via Air and Ground (#012)
Speaker:
Michaela Kelly (University of Texas Health San Antonio)
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Comprehensive Addiction Care in Pregnancy Provides Opportunities to Improve Antepartum STI Screening Rates and Prevent Perinatal Infections (#013)
Speaker:
Lindsey Hastings (University of Alabama at Birmingham/Children’s of Alabama)
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Group B Streptococcus Colonization Rate and Its Effects on Neonatal Outcome Among Mothers Under Maternity Package Deal Program in a Tertiary Hospital in Cebu City from January 2022 to January 2024 (#014)
Speaker:
Alyssa Marie Clemente (University of Cebu Medical Center)
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Let’s Talk HIV Prevention: In-Depth Interviews with Cisgender Women in Gynecology Clinics (#015)
Speaker:
Shika Marur (University of Michigan)
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Hepatitis C in Appalachia: Descriptive Analysis of Maternal Cardiac Disease (#016)
Speaker:
Shelley Stiltner (University of Tennessee Knoxville)
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
LA Cervix Care: Improving Cervical Cancer Prevention in Louisiana (#017)
Speaker:
Rachel Thevenot (LSU Health Shreveport)
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Usability Evaluation of the simpli-COLLECT Urine Collection Kit (#018)
Speaker:
Mark Sasaki (Abbott)
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
Great Northern
Oral Abstract Session 2
Moderators:
Sally Kuehn (Duke University School of Medicine) & Okeoma Mmeje, MD, MPH (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan Medical School)
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Dysregulated Expression of Genes Encoding Virulence Factors among Metronidazole-Resistant and Sensitive Trichomonas Vaginalis Isolates (#019)
Speaker:
Keonte Graves (University of Alabama at Birmingham)
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM
Self-administered Intravaginal Artesunate for Cervical Precancer Treatment Among Women in Kenya: Preliminary Results from a Phase I Clinical (#020)
Speaker:
Chemtai Mungo (University of North Carolina Chapel Hill)
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM
Vaginal Cytokines and Metabolite Concentrations in Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Bacterial Vaginosis (#021)
Speaker:
Golsa Yazdy (Johns Hopkins University)
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Behavioral Factors Associated with the Estimated Probability of Bacterial Vaginosis in Women: A Logistic Regression Analysis of Number of Sexual Partners and Condom Use (#022)
Speaker:
Rob Markowitz (Evvy)
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM
Genomic Diversity and Immune Profiling of Fannyhessea Reveals Insight into Potential Role in Cervical Carcinogenesis (#023)
Speaker:
Nicole Jimenez (University of Arizona)
3:15 PM – 5:00 PM
The Conservatory
Break
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
The Conservatory
Welcome Reception
Friday, July 18, 2025
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Great Northern
Annual Business Meeting
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Great Northern
General Session 2
Moderator:
Kimberly B. Fortner, MD, FACOG (University of Tennessee Medical Center – Knoxville)
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Measles Returns
Speakers:
Haben Debessai, MD, FACOG (CDC Foundation) & Dana Meaney-Delman, MD, MPH (Emory University, Department of GYN/OB)
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Great Northern
Oral Abstract Session 3
Moderators:
Lindsey Burcham, PhD (Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee) & Lin Li (University of California, San Francisco)
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM
Regulation of Group B Streptococcus Vaginal Colonization Factors (#024)
Speaker:
Laura Cook (Binghamton University – State University of New York)
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM
Assessing Inflammatory Potential of a Cohort of Primary Group B Streptococcus Clinical Isolates (#025)
Speaker:
Shelby Stringer (University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine)
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM
#GroupBStrep on TikTok: The Swab Goes Where? (#026)
Speaker:
Brooke Schroeder (Duke University School of Medicine)
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM
Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Disease After Updated Screening Recommendations – United States, 2020 – 2022 (#027)
Speaker:
Anuradha Devabhaktuni (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA)
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
The Conservatory
Break
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Southern Pacific
Poster Session 2
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Maternal Infectious Morbidity in Patients Who Undergo Cesarean Delivery Complicated by Intraamniotic Infection (#028)
Speaker:
Ysaac Zegeye (Duke University School of Medicine)
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Stability of Dry Vaginal Swab Specimens for Testing on Alinity m HR HPV (#029)
Speaker:
Jyothi Janardanan (Abbott Laboratories)
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Gardnerella and Urinary Tract Infection in Mice and Women (#030)
Speaker:
Sonia N. Whang (Washington University in St. Louis)
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Clinically Recognized Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection and the Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (#031)
Speaker:
Yanmin Zhu (Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School)
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
A Retrospective Review of Maternal Outcomes After Departmental Education on Early Recognition and Diagnostic Criteria for Sepsis and Septic Shock (#032)
Speaker:
Nathalie Chang (University Of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio)
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Maternal Characteristics and Outcomes in Pregnancies Complicated by Funisitis and Intraamniotic Infection Delivered via Cesarean Section (#033)
Speaker:
Jaye Boissiere (Duke University School of Medicine)
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Hepatitis C in Appalachia: Descriptive Analysis of Maternal Intravenous Drug Use (#034)
Speaker:
Shelley Stiltner (University of Tennessee Knoxville)
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Rebranded, not Reinvented; Utilizing New Criteria for Diagnosis of Intra-Amniotic Infection (#035)
Speaker:
Erik Holder (University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio)
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Modeling Papillomavirus and Bacterial Vaginosis Co-infection in Mice (#036)
Speaker:
Sonia N. Whang (Washington University in St. Louis)
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Association between Maternal Age and Chorioamnionitis among Adolescent and Young Women in North Dakota (#037)
Speaker:
Emma Weisner (University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences)
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Effect of Bacterial Vaginosis Treatment on Cervical T Cell and Langerhans Cell Concentrations (#038)
Speaker:
Michelle C. Sabo (University of Washington)
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Effect of Post-Operative Cephalexin and Metronidazole on Infectious Morbidity after Cesarean Delivery (#039)
Speaker:
Tyler Gresham (Emory University School of Medicine)
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Usability Evaluation of the simpli-COLLECT Vaginal Swab Collection Kit (#040)
Speaker:
Mark Sasaki (Abbott)
12:00 PM – 12:15 PM
Southern Pacific
Break
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM
Great Northern
Industry Sponsored Symposium 2
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM
Great Northern
Oral Abstract Session 4
Moderators:
Rebecca Purvis (University of Tennessee Medical Center – Knoxville) & Marisa Young, MD, PhD (Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Emory University)
1:15 PM – 1:30 PM
Postpartum Antibiotic Regimen and Risk of Postpartum Infections in Patients Undergoing Cesarean Delivery in the Setting of Intraamniotic Infection (#041)
Speaker:
Jaye Boissiere (Duke University School of Medicine)
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM
Preoperative Azithromycin Improves Neonatal Outcomes in Infants Delivered by Cesarean Section in the Setting of Intra-Amniotic Infection (#042)
Speaker:
Sally Kuehn (Duke University School of Medicine)
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM
Sex Differences in Cytokine Responses in Maternal Blood, Cord Blood, and Placenta after SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pregnancy (#043)
Speaker:
Lin Li (University of California, San Francisco)
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Higher Syphilis Titers During Pregnancy are Associated with Worse Pregnancy and Infant Outcomes (#044)
Speaker:
Ryan Duggal (CDC Foundation)
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in an area with high malaria burden (#045)
Speaker:
Nida Ozarslan (UCSF)
7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
The Conservatory
Awards Ceremony/Dinner Dance
Saturday, July 19, 2025
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Great Northern
General Session 3
Moderator:
Kimberly B. Fortner, MD, FACOG (University of Tennessee Medical Center – Knoxville)
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Menstrual Products as a Source of Environmental Chemical Exposure and the Importance of Infectious Disease in This Research
Speaker:
Kristen Upson, PhD, MPH (Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University)
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Great Northern
Stump the Professors
Moderators:
Jill K. Davies, MD (University of Michigan/Michigan Medicine), Patrick S. Ramsey, MD, MSPH (University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio), Neil S. Silverman, MD (David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA), Jack Sobel, MD (Wayne State University, School of Medicine Detroit) & Olivia Van Gerwen (University of Alabama at Birmingham)
Speakers:
Bryce Beyer (University of Tennessee Medical Center – Knoxville), Hannah Caldwell (UMass) & Emma Weisner (University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences)
9:30 AM – 9:50 AM
Clostridium Perfringens Bacteremia Associated with Subchorionic Hematoma
Speaker:
Hannah Caldwell (UMass)
9:50 AM – 10:10 AM
Cryptococcal Meningitis in Pregnancy
Speaker:
Bryce Beyer (University of Tennessee Medical Center – Knoxville)
10:10 AM – 10:30 AM
Beyond the Usual Suspects The Importance of a Global Lens in Obstetric Care
Speaker:
Emma Weisner (University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences)
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Great Northern
Oral Abstract Session 5
Moderators:
Sarah K. Dotters-Katz, MD, MMHPE (Duke University) & Nida Ozarslan (UCSF)
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM
Descriptive Study of Congenital Syphilis: Identifying Gaps in Prevention (#046)
Speaker:
Katherine Lakey (Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine)
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM
Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections and Long-Term Antibiotic Use During Pregnancy in Publicly and Commercially Insured US Populations (#047)
Speaker:
Yanmin Zhu (Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School)
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Prevalence and Treatment Adequacy of Syphilis in Pregnant Patients with Substance Use Disorders (#048)
Speaker:
Daryl Jayda Hart (University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville)
11:15 AM – 11:30 AM
Hepatitis C in Appalachia: A Cohort Study of Obstetric and Neonatal Outcomes (#049)
Speaker:
Rebecca Purvis (University of Tennessee Medical Center – Knoxville)
11:30 AM – 11:45 AM
The Conservatory
Break
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM
Great Northern
Oral Abstract Session 6
Moderators:
Linda Eckert, MD (University of Washington) & Daryl Jayda Hart (University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville)
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Stamping Out Trichomoniasis in Asymptomatic Women and Implementing Practice Guidelines (#050)
Speaker:
Nkechinyelum Ogu (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine)
12:00 PM – 12:15 PM
Randomized Study of Xpert Xpress MVP at the Point of Care versus Usual Care for Accurate Diagnosis and Appropriate Treatment of Vaginal Infections (#051)
Speaker:
Sharon Hillier (University of Pittsburgh)
12:15 PM – 12:30 PM
Sexual and Vaginal Health Priorities for Transgender Men: Perspectives from Patients in the Transgender Men’s Health, Experiences, and Responses to Testosterone (T-HEART) Study (#052)
Speaker:
Kelsey Hornbuckle (University of Alabama at Birmingham)
12:30 PM – 12:45 PM
Resident Cervicovaginal Microbiota Shape Host Responses and Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Infection (#053)
Speaker:
Katherine Rhodes (BIO5 Institute, Immunobiology Department, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson)
12:45 PM – 1:00 PM
Great Northern
Wrap Up/Adjourn Meeting
Speaker:
Kimberly B. Fortner, MD, FACOG (University of Tennessee Medical Center – Knoxville)