### Adolescent Medicine Research

- [ Research Projects](#research-projects)
 
  Our research focuses on HPV vaccine initiation among low-income and minority groups in public healthcare settings. Our work to address racial/ethnic disparities in HPV vaccination rates in children and adolescents and in cervical cancer screenings in adult women has made us a world leader in HPV-related cancer prevention among minority communities.

Presently we have two HPV vaccine studies funded by Merck MISP.

[Explore All Pediatric Research Programs](/node/178218 "Department of Pediatrics: Pediatric Specialty Care: Pediatric Research | Boston Medical Center (bmc.org)")

## Our Team

### Contact

- Elisha M. Wachman, MD  
    Principal Investigator  
    <Elisha.Wachman@bmc.org>

### Investigators

**Department of Pediatrics**

- [Elisha Wachman](https://www.bumc.bu.edu/camed/profile/elisha-wachman/)
- [Laurie Douglass](https://www.bumc.bu.edu/camed/profile/laurie-douglass/)
- [Michelle Stransky](https://www.bumc.bu.edu/camed/profile/michelle-stransky/)

**General Clinical Research Unit (GCRU)**

- Ridiane Denis, MD, RN



 ## Research Projects

- **2022–2028 Sponsor: Merck grant MISP # 61418** An exploratory open-label clinical trial evaluating the immunogenicity and safety of the 9vHPV 2-dose vaccine regimen in children aged 4–8 years.
- 2020–2024 Sponsor: Merck grant MISP #59402 An Open-Label Clinical Trial Evaluating the Immunogenicity of the 9vHPV Vaccination Regimen over 6 months Among Women Aged 16 to 45 years old, An Exploratory Immunogenicity Study ; NCT04206813