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Ai-ris Yonekura Collier, M.D.

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MIT, Cambridge, MASB06/2005Biology, Chemistry
Harvard Medical School/HST, Boston, MAMD06/2011Immune Tolerance
UCLA, Los Angeles, CA06/2015OB/GYN residency
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA06/2018Maternal Fetal Medicine fellowship

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Available: 02/06/24, Expires: 09/01/26

Active translational research program that is currently recruiting, and collecting longitudinal blood samples during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum and infancy to study the immunologic changes throughout healthy and complicated pregnancies. In this project the student will gain experience in the maintenance of human subjects protocols, coordinating sample collection in the clinical space, laboratory processing and assays if desired, and data coordination and analysis for abstracts, presentations, and manuscripts. There is also similar opportunity to evaluate the immunogenicity of vaccine responses in pregnant individuals and their infants using similar skills in human subjects protocol maintenance, recruitment, sample collection, processing, data management, and developing abstracts, presentations, and manuscripts


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  1. (Kathryn Stephenson) Oct 1, 2024 - Sep 30, 2027
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    A Prospective Observational Study of Respiratory Virus Epidemiology in the Greater Boston Area
    Role Description: A longitudinal observational study will be conducted to study the impact of preventative measures on the incidence and clinical burden of respiratory viruses in the cities of Boston and Chelsea, Massachusetts. This study will aim to characterize the incidence, clinical burden, and type of respiratory viruses circulating; will evaluate perceptions and receptiveness to respiratory virus interventions among participants in the established community cohort(s); and will determine the effectiveness of preventative measures in reducing the incidence and clinical burden of respiratory viruses in the Greater Boston Area.
    Role: Co-I
  2. (Ai-ris Y. Collier) Jul 1, 2024 - Jul 1, 2025
    Harvard University William F. Milton Fund
    Vaccine responses in pregnancy and infancy
    Role Description: This award is to support the longitudinal biospecimen collection and immunologic assays to define the durability of vaccine responses following maternal vaccination and the efficiency of antibody transfer to infants
    Role: PI
  3. (Ai-ris Y Collier) Jul 1, 2023 - Jul 1, 2025
    Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness (MassCPR)
    Perinatal Biorepository for Emerging Pathogens
    Role Description: This is to support the efforts at BIDMC for enrollment of pregnant participants at risk of or with confirmed infections from SARS-CoV-2 and other emerging pathogens. This funding also supports the collection and distribution of biologic specimens across participating research institutes in Massachusetts.
    Role: PI
  4. (Ai-ris Y. Collier) Jul 1, 2023 - Jul 1, 2025
    American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Foundation (AAOGF)
    Longitudinal T cell profiling in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia
    Role Description: This award is designed to stabilize a longitudinal pregnancy biorepository program during a temporary lapse in funding.
    Role: PI
  5. (Ai-ris Y. Collier) Jul 1, 2022 - Jun 30, 2024
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Translational Hub Spark Grants
    Infant Immunity from Vaccination in Pregnancy
    Role Description: This grant proposes to evaluation of infant passive immunity following vaccines given during pregnancy (Tdap, influenza, and COVID-19 vaccines) through longitudinal blood collection in infants age 3-12 months
    Role: PI
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