Kate Grabowski, PhD, SCM

Highlights

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Johns Hopkins Affiliations:

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty

About Kate Grabowski

Primary Academic Title

Associate Professor of Pathology

Background

With nearly two decades of experience in observational research studies and clinical trials, I am dedicated to advancing our understanding and control of HIV and other non-sexually transmitted infections, particularly in African contexts. My research centers on employing mixed methods approaches for surveillance and impact evaluations, with a special emphasis on molecular epidemiology. I collaborate with the Rakai Health Sciences Program (RHSP) in Uganda as a lead investigator on the Rakai Community Cohort Study, which ranks among the largest longitudinal population HIV surveillance cohorts globally. I currently oversee the IN-STEP study, an NIH-funded randomized trial aimed at improving HIV and STI outcomes among Ugandan women through integrated testing strategies.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-grabowski-12173114/

X (Twitter)

https://x.com/KateGrabowski

Research Interests

My research interests broadly include the following:

1) HIV transmission and epidemic control in Africa

2) HIV/pathogen molecular epidemiology

3) Women's reproductive and sexual health

4) Pandemic preparedness

Google Scholar

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=AQHeuvAAAAAJ&hl=en

PubMed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/mary.grabowski.1/bibliography/public/

Selected Publications

Grabowski MK, Serwadda DM, Gray RH, Nakigozi G, Kigozi G, Kagaayi J, Ssekubugu R, Nalugoda F, Lessler J, Lutalo TL, Galiwango R, Makumbi F, Kong X, Kabatesi D, Alamo ST, Wiersma S, Sewankambo NK, Tobian AAR, Laeyendecker O, Quinn TC, Reynolds SJ, Wawer MJ, Chang L, for the Rakai Health Sciences Program. HIV prevention efforts and incidence of HIV in Uganda. New Eng J Med. 2017;377(22):2514-2166.
Monod M, Brizzi A, Galiwango RM, Ssekubugu R, Chen Y, Xi X, Kankaka EN, Ssempijja V, Abeler-Dörner L, Akullian A, Blenkinsop A, Bonsall D, Chang LW, Dan S, Fraser C, Golubchik T, Gray RH, Hall M, Jackson JC, Kigozi G, Laeyendecker O, Mills LA, Quinn TC, Reynolds SJ, Santelli J, Sewankambo NK, Spencer SEF, Ssekasanvu J, Thomson L, Wawer MJ, Serwadda D, Godfrey-Faussett P, Kagaayi J, Grabowski MK*, Ratmann O; Rakai Health Sciences Program; PANGEA-HIV consortium. Longitudinal population-level HIV epidemiologic and genomic surveillance highlights growing gender disparity of HIV transmission in Uganda. Nat Microbiol. 2024 Jan;9(1):35-54. doi: 10.1038/s41564-023-01530-8 *co-last author
Lessler J, Grabowski MK, Grantz KH, Badillo-Goicoechea E, Metcalf CJE, Lupton-Smith C, Azman AS, Stuart EA. Household COVID-19 risk and in-person schooling. Science. 2021 Jun 4;372(6546):1092-1097. doi: 10.1126/science.abh2939.
Ratmann O, Kagaayi J, Hall M, Golubchick T, Kigozi G, Xi X, Wymant C, Nakigozi G, Abeler-Dörner L, Bonsall D, Gall A, Hoppe A, Kellam P, Bazaale J, Kalibbala S, Laeyendecker O, Lessler J, Nalugoda F, Chang LW, de Oliveira T, Pillay D, Quinn TC, Reynolds SJ, Spencer SEF, Ssekubugu R, Serwadda D, Wawer MJ, Gray RH, Fraser C, Grabowski MK; Rakai Health Sciences Program and the Pangea HIV Consortium. Quantifying HIV transmission flow between high-prevalence hotspots and surrounding communities: a population-based study in Rakai, Uganda. Lancet HIV. 2020 Mar;7(3):e173-e183. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(19)30378-9.
Grabowski MK, Mpagazi J, Kiboneka S, Ssekubugu R, Kereba JB, Nakayijja A, Tukundane J, Jackson JC, Peer AD, Kennedy C, Kigozi G, Galiwango RM, Manabe YC, Chang LW, Kalibala S, Gray RH, Wawer MJ, Reynolds SJ, Tobian AAR, Serwadda D, Gaydos CA, Kagaayi J, Quinn TC. The HIV and sexually transmitted infection syndemic following mass scale-up of combination HIV interventions in two communities in southern Uganda: a population-based cross-sectional study. Lancet Glob Health. 2022 Dec;10(12):e1825-e1834.doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00424-7.