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Our Story.
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The BESS Project is a sister project of the ISALA Project born in Belgium.
ISALA is a successful citizen-science project that has recruited almost 6,000 individuals, and runs several studies that are advancing knowledge about female reproductive health.
The BESS project is based in New Jersey, U.S.A. It's named after Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to obtain a medical degree in the U.S.A and a women’s rights advocate.
Our Mission.
To create a broad and inclusive definition of vaginal health across the U.S.A.
To reduce barriers to participating in women’s health research
Our Team.
Our Sisters.
​We are currently working with our sisters to gather data about the vaginal microbiome across the Americas. Our sisters are:
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AIONA from Hawaii
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LOLA from Puerto Rico
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Laura from Peru
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Lya from Venezuela
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