Overall Mission

The Global Syphilis Research Alliance is committed to advancing our understanding of syphilis and its transmission through innovative and collaborative research. Our mission is to bring together global experts, researchers, and healthcare leaders to undertake cutting-edge research to uncover new insights that will inform public health policies, new diagnostic and management approaches, and reduce the global burden of syphilis.
 

SOS Global project

  1. Background to SOS studies and formation of SOS global, include links to SOS publications
  2. What is the SOS Global project – aim, study design etc
  3. Newsletter

SOS Global project management team

A brief deiscription of what this team does an about

Janet Towns

Janet Towns

Dr.

Dr Janet Towns is a Sexual Health Physician at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health, and a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the School of Translational Medicine, Monash University. Her favourite topic of research is syphilis, but she is occasionally diverted by Mpox. Her research has led to some innovative findings in early infectious syphilis. Janet is the lead investigator on the Shedding Of Spirochaetes (SOS) Global Research Project, which is currently rolling out around the globe. Janet also enjoys the morning challenge of the cryptic crossword with an iced coffee.

Prof Marcus Chen

Prof Marcus Chen FRCP, FAChSHM, PhD

Medical Services Manager

Marcus is Adjunct Professor at the Central Clinical School, Monash University, a specialist in sexual health medicine and Medical Services Manager at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre. 

Marcus has published 300 papers on sexually transmissible infections in a wide range of journals and has a research interest in syphilis and gonorrhoea. He is currently lead investigator on an NHMRC Partnership Project grant focused on improving testing and control of syphilis.

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Ms Brigid Scally

Research Assistant