Women for women, share your health through your own vaginal bacteria
In this project citizen scientists isolate own vaginal lactic acid bacteria to help other women improve vaginal health
The dominant presen of vaginal Lactobacillus crispatus-bacteria is associated with good vaginal health: lower risk of preterm birth, urinary tract infections and STD.
In this project our women’s research collective will -together with researchers of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, femcare-specialists at Yoni en genetic expertise of BaseClear- isolate their own vaginal crispatus-bacteria an formulate a product to help other women to prevent health problems.
The project consists of
- the crowdsourcing practicum where they will isolate and characterise their own crispatus-bacteria.
- a ‘hackathon’ in which they design and produce a product prototype.
- colonisation and safety study with the product.
This project is technically and socially innovative because citizen science results in a real product, where citizen remain co-owners.
Read more about the project here.
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