Chlamydia Trachomatis, a sexually transmitted bacteria, infects more than 4 million people each year in the United States. Most of the newly infected are women. While symptoms are rare in men, the consequences for women can be devastating. They include major damage to women’s reproductive organs, ectopic pregnancies and, in many instances, infertility.
That’s where Dr. Ashlesh Murthy comes in.
Murthy, a physician, a research assistant professor of biology at the University of Texas at San Antonio and a member of the South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, is waging war against chlamydia.
Under the guidance of his mentor, Dr. Bernard Arulanandam, Murthy has been leading a team of researchers seeking to develop a vaccine against the disease.
