Karine Blouin

Karine Blouin is an Associate Professor at Université de Montréal's School of Public Health, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine. She holds a PhD in Nutrition (Université Laval, 2009) and MSc in Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Université Laval, 2017). Her research focuses on infectious disease epidemiology, including HIV/HCV dynamics among injection drug users, gonococcal antibiotic resistance, and public health surveillance systems.

Research interests span:

• Epidemiology of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs)
• Antimicrobial resistance surveillance networks
• Harm reduction strategies for substance users
• Public health data modeling and biostatistical analysis

Her publications demonstrate strong emphasis on:

• Longitudinal studies of HIV/HCV in high-risk populations
• Gonorrhea treatment failure monitoring
• Behavioral risk factors among injection drug users
• Earlier work in metabolic endocrinology and adipose biology

She leads Quebec's sentinel surveillance network for gonococcal infections and collaborates on national hepatitis C elimination initiatives. Current graduate supervision includes Master's projects on public health interventions for at-risk populations. She maintains active affiliation with Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ) for field epidemiology operations.