Anke Hemmerling, MD, PhD, MPH

Title(s)Associate Professor, Campuswide Accounting
SchoolChancellor/EVC/FAS
Address550 16th Street, #3760
San Francisco CA 94158
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    Humboldt University , Berlin, GermanyMD06/1999Medicine
    Humboldt University , Berlin, GermanyPhD08/2003Medical Sciences
    University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CaliforniaMPH05/2004Public Health

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    Anke Hemmerling, MD PhD MPH, is an Associate Adjunct Professor in the UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, and the Director of the Interdisciplinary MPH Program in the UC Berkeley School of Public Health.

    She received her medical and public health training at the Humboldt University in Berlin (Germany) and at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB). During her clinical training, she repeatedly worked in health projects and hospitals in Latin America.

    Always with a focus on global women’s health, her early career research covered medication abortion, infertility and fertility choices, and safe motherhood.
    Her current clinical research is focusing on the prevention of HIV and other genital infections such as bacterial vaginosis in women, conducting a number of clinical trials in the US and South Africa. She served as the protocol co-Chair of the NIH-sponsored multi-site phase 2B study for the prevention of bacterial vaginosis using the live biotherapeutic product LACTIN-V.

    At UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley, she is mentoring and teaching several courses for medical students, undergraduate and graduate students, as well as post-doctoral students in several educational programs.

    Dr. Hemmerling serves as a senior technical adviser for the Initiative for Multipurpose Prevention Technologies for Reproductive Health (IMPT) and on several data safety monitoring boards for federally funded clinical studies. In addition, she is a member of the Education Committee at the UCGHI Center of Expertise in Women’s Health, Gender and Empowerment.

    Areas of Interest:
    • Prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STI)
    • Drug development: Microbicides and live biotherapeutic products to prevent HIV/STI
    • Fertility Choices
    • Safe Motherhood

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    Sustainable Development for Improved HIV Health and Prevention in Kenya (SD4H-Kenya)
    NIH D43TW011306Apr 22, 2020 - Dec 31, 2024
    Role: Co-Investigator
    Phase 2 placebo-controlled randomized trial of LACTIN-V (Lactobacillus crispatus CTV-05) among women at high risk of HIV acquisition in Durban, South Africa
    NIH R01HD098978Jun 12, 2019 - Mar 31, 2023
    Role: Co-Investigator
    Preclinical Development of MucoCept
    NIH U01AI123082Aug 6, 2015 - Jul 31, 2018
    Role: Co-Investigator

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    1. Vaginal fungi are associated with treatment-induced shifts in the vaginal microbiota and with a distinct genital immune profile. Microbiol Spectr. 2024 Aug 06; 12(8):e0350123. Armstrong E, Hemmerling A, Miller S, Huibner S, Kulikova M, Liu R, Crawford E, Castañeda GR, Coburn B, Cohen CR, Kaul R. PMID: 38912808; PMCID: PMC11302301.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions:    Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCellsCTClinical Trials
    2. Vaginal Lactobacillus crispatus persistence following application of a live biotherapeutic product: colonization phenotypes and genital immune impact. Microbiome. 2024 Jun 21; 12(1):110. Armstrong E, Hemmerling A, Miller S, Huibner S, Kulikova M, Crawford E, Castañeda GR, Coburn B, Cohen CR, Kaul R. PMID: 38907268; PMCID: PMC11191164.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions:    Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    3. Response to Antibiotic Treatment of Bacterial Vaginosis Predicts the Effectiveness of LACTIN-V (Lactobacillus crispatus CTV-05) in the Prevention of Recurrent Disease. Sex Transm Dis. 2024 Jun 01; 51(6):437-440. Hemmerling A, Wierzbicki MR, Armstrong E, Cohen CR. PMID: 38733973; PMCID: PMC11090451.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic HealthCTClinical Trials
    4. Editorial: Multipurpose prevention technologies: call for innovative strategies to address critical priorities and gaps. Front Reprod Health. 2024; 6:1417974. Soh C, van der Straten A, Hemmerling A, Turpin JA, Young Holt B. PMID: 38827819; PMCID: PMC11140149.
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    5. Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Family Planning Options in Armenia. Womens Health Rep (New Rochelle). 2024; 5(1):376-384. Rostomian L, Kliethermes CJ, Hemmerling A. PMID: 39246306; PMCID: PMC11375319.
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    6. Expanding the pipeline for multipurpose prevention technologies: compounds with potential activity to prevent or treat HIV and other STIs. Sex Transm Infect. 2023 05; 99(3):203-207. Young Holt B, Hemmerling A, Moore S, Yang K. PMID: 36878691.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    7. Treatment Success Following Standard Antibiotic Treatment for Bacterial Vaginosis Is Not Associated With Pretreatment Genital Immune or Microbial Parameters. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Jan; 10(1):ofad007. Armstrong E, Hemmerling A, Joag V, Huibner S, Kulikova M, Crawford E, Castañeda GR, Anzala O, Obila O, Shahabi K, Ravel J, Coburn B, Cohen CR, Kaul R. PMID: 36726539; PMCID: PMC9887266.
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    8. Recovery and Resilience in the Canal Community: Economic Impacts and Solutions During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2023 06; 10(3):1234-1258. Bichkoff H, Huerta Niño R, Hemmerling A, Ho K, Huancas CG, Burke A, Guzman V, Allen R, Coe L, Salazar E, Wong M. PMID: 35606617; PMCID: PMC9126107.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    9. Sustained effect of LACTIN-V (Lactobacillus crispatus CTV-05) on genital immunology following standard bacterial vaginosis treatment: results from a randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet Microbe. 2022 06; 3(6):e435-e442. Armstrong E, Hemmerling A, Miller S, Burke KE, Newmann SJ, Morris SR, Reno H, Huibner S, Kulikova M, Nagelkerke N, Coburn B, Cohen CR, Kaul R. PMID: 35659905; PMCID: PMC9188188.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 16     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    10. Metronidazole treatment rapidly reduces genital inflammation through effects on bacterial vaginosis-associated bacteria rather than lactobacilli. J Clin Invest. 2022 03 15; 132(6). Armstrong E, Hemmerling A, Miller S, Burke KE, Newmann SJ, Morris SR, Reno H, Huibner S, Kulikova M, Liu R, Crawford ED, Castañeda GR, Nagelkerke N, Coburn B, Cohen CR, Kaul R. PMID: 35113809; PMCID: PMC8920324.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 18     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    11. Connecting the Dots: Translating the Vaginal Microbiome Into a Drug. J Infect Dis. 2021 06 16; 223(12 Suppl 2):S296-S306. Lagenaur LA, Hemmerling A, Chiu C, Miller S, Lee PP, Cohen CR, Parks TP. PMID: 33330916; PMCID: PMC8502429.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 13     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    12. Randomized Trial of Lactin-V to Prevent Recurrence of Bacterial Vaginosis. Reply. N Engl J Med. 2020 08 20; 383(8):791-792. Cohen CR, Parks T, Hemmerling A. PMID: 32813960.
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    13. Bridging the gap: advancing multipurpose prevention technologies from the lab into the hands of women†. Biol Reprod. 2020 08 04; 103(2):286-288. Young Holt B, Kiarie J, Kopf GS, Nanda K, Hemmerling A, Achilles SL. PMID: 32657337; PMCID: PMC7401373.
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    14. Towards a roadmap to advance non-hormonal contraceptive multipurpose prevention technologies: strategic insights from key stakeholders†. Biol Reprod. 2020 08 04; 103(2):289-298. Hemmerling A, Christopher E, Young Holt B. PMID: 32639007; PMCID: PMC7401408.
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    15. Randomized Trial of Lactin-V to Prevent Recurrence of Bacterial Vaginosis. N Engl J Med. 2020 05 14; 382(20):1906-1915. Cohen CR, Wierzbicki MR, French AL, Morris S, Newmann S, Reno H, Green L, Miller S, Powell J, Parks T, Hemmerling A. PMID: 32402161; PMCID: PMC7362958.
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    16. Understanding Nonadherence with Hydroxychloroquine Therapy in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. J Rheumatol. 2019 10; 46(10):1309-1315. Liu LH, Fevrier HB, Goldfien R, Hemmerling A, Herrinton LJ. PMID: 30709949.
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    17. A strategic action framework for multipurpose prevention technologies combining contraceptive hormones and antiretroviral drugs to prevent pregnancy and HIV. Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care. 2018 Oct; 23(5):326-334. Young Holt B, Dellplain L, Creinin MD, Peine KJ, Romano J, Hemmerling A. PMID: 30247084.
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    18. Nutrition Education in Internal Medicine Residency Programs and Predictors of Residents' Dietary Counseling Practices. J Med Educ Curric Dev. 2018 Jan-Dec; 5:2382120518763360. Khandelwal S, Zemore SE, Hemmerling A. PMID: 29594191; PMCID: PMC5865517.
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    19. Emerging Technologies to Prevent Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Women. Semin Reprod Med. 2016 May; 34(3):159-67. Seidman D, Hemmerling A, Smith-McCune K. PMID: 26956691.
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    20. Ensuring successful development and introduction of multipurpose prevention technologies through an innovative partnership approach. BJOG. 2014 Oct; 121 Suppl 5:3-8. Young Holt B, Romano J, Manning J, Hemmerling A, Shields W, Vyda L, Lusti-Narasimhan M. PMID: 25335832.
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    21. Prioritizing multipurpose prevention technology development and investments using a target product profile. Antiviral Res. 2013 Dec; 100 Suppl:S32-8. Romano J, Manning J, Hemmerling A, McGrory E, Holt BY. PMID: 24188707.
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    22. Developing multipurpose reproductive health technologies: an integrated strategy. AIDS Res Treat. 2013; 2013:790154. Harrison PF, Hemmerling A, Romano J, Whaley KJ, Young Holt B. PMID: 23533733; PMCID: PMC3600264.
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    23. Trypan blue staining to determine vaginal exposure in two types of plastic vaginal applicators containing two different microbicide formulations. Sex Transm Dis. 2012 Sep; 39(9):710-2. Hemmerling A, Harrison WG, Brown JM, Moscicki B, Oziemkowska M, Bukusi EA, Cohen CR. PMID: 22902667; PMCID: PMC3726043.
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    24. Effects of bacterial vaginosis-associated bacteria and sexual intercourse on vaginal colonization with the probiotic Lactobacillus crispatus CTV-05. Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Nov; 38(11):1020-7. Ngugi BM, Hemmerling A, Bukusi EA, Kikuvi G, Gikunju J, Shiboski S, Fredricks DN, Cohen CR. PMID: 21992977; PMCID: PMC3193282.
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    25. Probiotics: the potential for a live microbicide to prevent HIV. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011 Mar 01; 56(3):e98-101. Hemmerling A, Cohen CR. PMID: 21317584; PMCID: PMC4422170.
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    26. Phase 2a study assessing colonization efficiency, safety, and acceptability of Lactobacillus crispatus CTV-05 in women with bacterial vaginosis. Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Dec; 37(12):745-50. Hemmerling A, Harrison W, Schroeder A, Park J, Korn A, Shiboski S, Foster-Rosales A, Cohen CR. PMID: 20644497.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 56     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic HealthCTClinical Trials
    27. Women front and center: the opportunities of involving women in participatory health research worldwide. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2010 Nov; 19(11):2109-14. Decker M, Hemmerling A, Lankoande F. PMID: 20858061.
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    28. Phase 1 dose-ranging safety trial of Lactobacillus crispatus CTV-05 for the prevention of bacterial vaginosis. Sex Transm Dis. 2009 Sep; 36(9):564-9. Hemmerling A, Harrison W, Schroeder A, Park J, Korn A, Shiboski S, Cohen CR. PMID: 19543144; PMCID: PMC2758081.
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    29. Lime juice as a candidate microbicide? An open-label safety trial of 10% and 20% lime juice used vaginally. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2007 Sep; 16(7):1041-51. Hemmerling A, Potts M, Walsh J, Young-Holt B, Whaley K, Stefanski DA. PMID: 17903081.
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    30. The safety of misoprostol. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2006 Nov; 94 Suppl 2:S149-S150. Hemmerling A. PMID: 29644678.
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    31. The worldwide burden of postpartum haemorrhage: Policy development where inaction is lethal. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2006 Nov; 94 Suppl 2:S116-21. Potts M, Hemmerling A. PMID: 17161133.
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    32. Misoprostol and declining abortion-related morbidity in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: a temporal association. BJOG. 2005 Sep; 112(9):1291-6. Miller S, Lehman T, Campbell M, Hemmerling A, Anderson SB, Rodriguez H, Gonzalez WV, Cordero M, Calderon V. PMID: 16101610.
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    33. Emotional impact and acceptability of medical abortion with mifepristone: a German experience. J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol. 2005 Mar; 26(1):23-31. Hemmerling A, Siedentopf F, Kentenich H. PMID: 15962719.
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    34. Couples becoming parents: something special after IVF? J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol. 2004 Jun; 25(2):99-113. Ulrich D, Gagel DE, Hemmerling A, Pastor VS, Kentenich H. PMID: 15715033.
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    35. Clinical experience with a new recombinant hepatitis-B vaccine in previous non-responders with chronic renal insufficiency. Clin Nephrol. 1996 Mar; 45(3):180-2. Haubitz M, Ehlerding G, Beigel A, Heuer U, Hemmerling AE, Thoma HA. PMID: 8706359.
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    36. Hepatitis B vaccination of immunosuppressed heart transplant recipients with the vaccine Hepa Gene 3 containing pre-S1, pre-S2, and S gene products. Clin Investig. 1994 May; 72(5):350-2. Wagner D, Wagenbreth I, Stachan-Kunstyr R, Thoma HA, Hemmerling AE, Flik J. PMID: 8086768.
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