Meet the Team
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Dr. Nitika Pant Pai
PRESIDENT MD, MPH, PhD | Associate Professor, McGill University
Researches point-of-care HIV/co-infection diagnostics with a digital health focus.
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Dr. Caroline Cameron
PAST PRESIDENT PhD | Professor, University of Victoria
Studies syphilis pathogenesis and development of diagnostics and biomedical interventions.
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Dr. Karen Lithgow
VICE-PRESIDENT PhD | Assistant Professor, Dalhousie University
Investigates syphilis pathogenesis and interactions with the vaginal microbiome.
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Dr. Anna Yeung
SECRETARY BSc, MPH, PhD | Adjunct Scientist, Unity Health Toronto
Researches the intersections of STIs, sexual behaviour and healthcare delivery.
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Dr. Marissa Becker
MEMBER-AT-LARGE MD, FRCPC, MSc | Professor, University of Manitoba
Investigates risk of HIV and other infectious disease in marginalized populations.
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Dr. Carmen Logie
MEMBER-AT-LARGE PhD | Professor, University of Toronto
Interested in understanding the intersections of stigma, social inequities and STI/HIV infection. -

Dr. Mara Goodyear
ECR MEMBER-AT-LARGE PhD | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Victoria
Researches microbial pathogenesis and host responses to syphilis infection.
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Ana D'Aubeterre
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS MSc | Research Assistant, University of Calgary
Studies host-pathogen interactions in the vaginal microbiome.
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Dr. Preeti Pathela
ASTDA VP & EX-OFFICIO VOTING MEMBER DrPH | Executive Director, New York City Health Department
Directs the NYC health department’s STI Program.
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Luciana Escobar Saade
MSc | Research Coordinator, Pant Pai Lab, CORE
Special thanks to Luciana for assistance with French translation of IUSTI Communications.
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