CPRIT awards Dr. Abbey Berenson a $2.4 million cancer prevention grant for the expansion of a multi-pronged intervention to increase HPV vaccination rates among adolescents from rural and medically underserved areas in Texas.

CPRIT 2023 Annual Report: Prevention Highlights include Abbey Berenson' grant to provide up-to-date, accurate, and credible data to inform the design of programs and interventions to address the high rate of incomplete HPV vaccine series.

“No study has previously examined the non-inferiority of the 9vHPV vaccine among 15- to 26-year-olds. Thus, our findings are beginning to fill an important gap of knowledge within the medical field,” said lead researcher Dr. Abbey Berenson, a UTMB professor within the department of OB/GYN and director of the UTMB Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women’s Health. “This study was designed to fill that gap of knowledge.”

CPRIT awards Dr. Abbey Berenson a $2.4 million grant for the continuation and expansion of a highly successful postpartum HPV vaccination program at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB Health) conducted in collaboration with the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV).

The Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) 2022 Annual Report on Prevention Outreach featured Dr. Abbey Berenson's HPV prevention outreach project investigating the impact of HPV vaccination on the incidence of HPV-related OPSCC in the U.S. among male and female adults from different age groups.

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) awarded Dr. Abbey Berenson $1.9 million academic research grant for "A Randomized, Controlled Trial Comparing the Immunogenicity of 2 doses vs 3 doses of the 9-Valent HPV Vaccine in Females 27 to 45 Years of Age."

The CPRIT 2021 Annual Report: Awards & Prestigious Appointments for CPRIT Grantees report and the Prevention Outreach in FY 2021 report recognize Abbey Berenson for being named a 2021 Immunization Champion by ACOG, as well as being featured in the National Cancer Institute's official blog Cancer Currents for her HPV vaccination projects.

The JAMA Network Open published research study on an increase in Z-hypnotic as well as SSRI and SNRI prescriptions in both men and women, along with an increase in benzodiazepine prescriptions in women, coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic onset. Findings suggest a substantial mental health impact of COVID-19-associated mitigation measures.

CPRIT awards $1.9M grant to Dr. Abbey Berenson for "Vaccinating Medically Underserved Women Against HPV: Expansion of Clinical Services to Increase Access."

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recognized Dr. Abbey Berenson as a leader in maternal and adult immunization in their list of 2021 Immunization Champion Award Winners.

Texas Department of Health and Human Services recognized Bay Colony Pediatrics as Number 1 in Galveston County for 2019 vaccination rates, putting that clinic in the Top 10% statewide.

The CPRIT 2020 Annual Report Highlights recognized UTMB Health's Dr. Abbey Berenson's efforts to continue a clinical HPV vaccination trial during COVID-19.

Abbey Berenson, MD, of UTMB Health discusses cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (HPV).

Contemporary OB/GYN article features Dr. Jacqueline Hirth's research on how young women choose contraceptives.

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) awarded Dr. Abbey Berenson a $1.9M cancer prevention grant to expand a successful postpartum HPV vaccination project to women in the Rio Grande Valley.

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) awarded $1.9M cancer prevention grant to Abbey Berenson for maximizing opportunities for HPV vaccination in medically underserved counties in Southeast Texas.

Tara C. Smith, Professor, Kent State University, NBC News interviewed UTMB Health's Dr. Abbey Berenson on the anti-vax movement targeting the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.

CPRIT announced that Dr. Abbey Berenson received a nearly $1.5M research grant and Dr. Ana Rodriguez received a nearly $2M prevention grant.

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) awarded UTMB's Dr. Abbey Berenson a $1.4M research grant and $2.4M cancer prevention grant.

CPRIT awarded Dr. Abbey Berenson over $1.3 million to prevent HPV-related cancers in young women in Galveston and Hidalgo counties.

Cervical cancer diagnoses dropped by one-third among young U.S. women after the HPV vaccine became available, according to CIRWH researchers.