Jai G. Marathe, MBBS

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Jai Marathe is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Section of Infectious Diseases, Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. She is a graduate from Infectious Diseases fellowship program at Boston Medical Center. Her current research focuses on HIV transmission across reproductive mucosa and the potential for topical use of various plant-derived antibodies (plantibodies) in prevention of HIV infection.

Publications

  • Published 8/20/2025

    Doud JM, Geib MT, Politch JA, Whaley K, Anderson DJ, Marathe JG. Revolutionizing male contraception: Personal lubricants as a novel way to deliver the Human Contraception Antibody. bioRxiv. 2025 Aug 20. PMID: 40894626.

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  • Published 7/29/2025

    Feldman CH, Santacroce L, Bassett IV, Thaweethai T, Alicic R, Atchley-Challenner R, Chung A, Goldberg MP, Horowitz CR, Jacobson KB, Kelly JD, Knight S, Lutrick K, Mudumbi P, Parthasarathy S, Prendergast H, Quintana Y, Sharareh N, Shellito J, Sherif ZA, Taylor BD, Taylor E, Tsevat J, Wiley Z, Williams NJ, Yee L, Aponte-Soto L, Baissary J, Berry J, Charney AW, Costantine MM, Duven AM, Erdmann N, Ernst KC, Feuerriegel EM, Flaherman VJ, Go M, Hawkins K, Jacoby V, John J, Kelly S, Kindred E, Laiyemo A, Levitan EB, Levy BD, Logue JK, Marathe JG, Martin JN, McComsey GA, Metz TD, Minor T, Montgomery AP, Mullington JM, Ofotokun I, Okumura MJ, Peluso MJ, Pogreba-Brown K, Raissy H, Rosas JM, Singh U, VanWagoner T, Clark CR, Karlson EW. Social Determinants of Health and Risk for Long COVID in the U.S. RECOVER-Adult Cohort. Ann Intern Med. 2025 Sep; 178(9):1287-1297. PMID: 40720834.

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  • Published 2/5/2025

    Dohadwala S, Shah P, Farrell M, Politch J, Marathe J, Costello CE, Anderson DJ. Sialidases derived from Gardnerella vaginalis remodel the sperm glycocalyx and impair sperm function. bioRxiv. 2025 Feb 05. PMID: 39975358.

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  • Published 1/22/2025

    Kaufmann ND, Mazor KM, Marathe J, Linas BP, Fisher KA. Primary Care Physicians' Preparedness to Recognize and Evaluate Patients for Long COVID. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Aug; 40(11):2802-2804. PMID: 39843672.

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  • Published 10/22/2024

    Nador E, Mausser E, Marathe JG, Politch JA, Thurman AR, Whaley KJ, Anderson DJ. Antibody-dependent complement-mediated sperm cytotoxicity in the endocervix is a dominant contraceptive mechanism of ZB-06 vaginal film. Fertil Steril. 2025 Mar; 123(3):534-536. PMID: 39447830.

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Education

  • Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, MBBS
  • Wright State University at Dayton, MS