Research Associate

Kathleen Marie Powis

Research Associate

Immunology and Infectious Diseases

kpowis@partners.org

Other Positions

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Pediatrics

Massachusetts General Hospital

Links

Catalyst Profile

Awards and Honors

Stuart and Lillian Moore Scholarship2001-2002
Medical College of Virginia

L. Beverly Chaney Scholarship2003-2003
Medical College of Virginia

Alpha Omega Alpha
Virginia Commonwealth University - Medical College of Virginia

Botswana Clinical and Research Fellow2009-2010
Harvard Institute for Global Health

Botswana Clinical and Research Fellow2010-2011
Harvard Institute for Global Health; Harvard Center for AIDS Research

Young Investigators Award
Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections

Scholar Award2011-2012
Harvard Center for AIDS Research

Young Investigators Award
Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunisitic Infections

K23 - Growth Trends and Mortality Risks Among HIV-exposed Infants in Botswana2012-2017
NIH

R21 - Evolution of Gut Microbiome among HIV-Exposed Uninfected Infants in Botswana2015-2017
NIAID

Bibliography

Are morbidity and mortality estimates from randomized controlled trials externally valid? A comparison of outcomes among infants enrolled into an RCT or a cohort study in Botswana.

Thivalapill N, Lockman S, Powis K, Zash R, Leidner J, Ajibola G, Mmalane M, Makhema J, Shapiro RL.

BMC Med Res Methodol. 2021 10 17. 21(1):212. PMID: 34657589

Gestational diabetes in women living with HIV in Botswana: lower rates with dolutegravir- than with efavirenz-based antiretroviral therapy.

Mmasa KN, Powis K, Sun S, Makhema J, Mmalane M, Kgole S, Masasa G, Moyo S, Gerschenson M, Mohammed T, Legbedze J, Abrams EJ, Kurland IJ, Geffner ME, Jao J.

HIV Med. 2021 Sep. 22(8):715-722. PMID: 34003565

Factors Associated with Infant Feeding Choices Among Women with HIV in Botswana.

Mussa A, Taddese HB, Maslova E, Ajibola G, Makhema J, Shapiro RL, Lockman S, Powis KM.

Matern Child Health J. 2021 Sep. 25(9):1376-1391. PMID: 33950327

Lower birth weight-for-age and length-for-age z-scores in infants with in-utero HIV and ART exposure: a prospective study in Cape Town, South Africa.

Nyemba DC, Kalk E, Madlala HP, Malaba TR, Slogrove AL, Davies MA, Boulle A, Myer L, Powis KM.

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2021 May 04. 21(1):354. PMID: 33947351

Brief Report: Youth Living With Perinatally Acquired HIV Have Lower Physical Activity Levels as They Age Compared With HIV-Exposed Uninfected Youth.

Dirajlal-Fargo S, Williams PL, Broadwell C, McFarland EJ, Powis KM, Jacobson DL, Jao J.

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2021 05 01. 87(1):700-705. PMID: 33443964

Widening the Lens to Ensure Children Who Are Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Exposed Are Alive, HIV Free, and Thriving.

Slogrove AL, Powis KM.

Clin Infect Dis. 2021 02 16. 72(4):595-597. PMID: 31974581

Modest reduction in adverse birth outcomes following the COVID-19 lockdown.

Caniglia EC, Magosi LE, Zash R, Diseko M, Mayondi G, Mabuta J, Powis K, Dryden-Peterson S, Mosepele M, Luckett R, Makhema J, Mmalane M, Lockman S, Shapiro R.

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 06. 224(6):615.e1-615.e12. PMID: 33347842

Decreased diarrheal and respiratory disease in HIV exposed uninfected children following vaccination with rotavirus and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines.

Ajibola G, Bennett K, Powis KM, Hughes MD, Leidner J, Kgole S, Batlang O, Mmalane M, Makhema J, Lockman S, Shapiro R.

PLoS One. 2020. 15(12):e0244100. PMID: 33347474

Fetal biometry following in-utero exposure to dolutegravir-based or efavirenz-based antiretroviral therapy.

Banda FM, Powis KM, Sun S, Makhema J, Masasa G, Yee LM, Jao J.

AIDS. 2020 12 01. 34(15):2336-2337. PMID: 32910067

Repeat Pregnancies Among US Women Living With HIV in the SMARTT Study: Temporal Changes in HIV Disease Status and Predictors of Preterm Birth.

O'Brien BE, Williams PL, Huo Y, Kacanek D, Chadwick EG, Powis KM, Correia K, Haddad LB, Yee LM, Chakhtoura N, Dola C, Van Dyke RB.

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2020 11 01. 85(3):346-354. PMID: 32701825

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