Cecile M Denis, PhD

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Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Department: Psychiatry

Contact information
Department of Psychiatry
HIV Prevention Research Division
3535 Market St
Suite 4000
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 267-265-6337
Lab: 215-746-7355
Education:
BS (Biochemistry)
University of Poitiers, France, 2000.
MSc (Biochemistry)
University of Liverpool, United Kingdom , 2001.
MSc (Neuropsychopharmacology and Addiction)
University of Bordeaux, France , 2002.
Degree (Statistics and Epidemiology)
University of Bordeaux, France, 2003.
PhD (Psychology and Addiction)
University of Bordeaux, France , 2009.
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Description of Research Expertise

Addiction
substance use disorder
HIV
Infectious disease
Mental health
Study design
Statistics

Selected Publications

Lalanne L, Kirchherr S, Audran M, de Dinechin S, Hamelin N, Chauvin C, Briand-Madrid L, Kervran C, Auriacombe M, Roux P, Jauffret-Roustide M; COSINUS study group. * co-I of the COSINUS Study Group: Episodic memory and inhibitory control in people who inject substances results of cohort COSINUS study. BMC Psychiatry 25(1): 853, September 2025.

21. Denis C., Azzoni L., Trias V., Thu T.H., Dang Thi Nhat V., Sylla B., Daulouède J-P., Raguin G., Metzger D, Montaner L.: MOUD preferences in participants randomized in methadone, buprenorphine and extended-release naltrexone (AMOHI study, Vietnam). 87th Annual Meeting - College on Problems of Drug Dependence; June 14-18, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA June 2025.

22. Metzger D, Azzoni L., Denis C., Papasavvas E., Morris J., Trias V., Thu T.H., Dang Thi Nhat V., Le Chi T., Scott-Algara D., Montaner L. : Effect of Methamphetamine use on immune parameters in people with opioid use disorder and HIV infection initiating treatment in Vietnam. 87th Annual Meeting - College on Problems of Drug Dependence; June 14-18, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA June 2025.

Anwar I, Faye A, Donadille C, Briand Madrid L, Lalanne L, Jauffret-Roustide M, Auriacombe M, Roux P; COSINUS Study Group*. * co-I of the COSINUS Study Group: Gender-based factors associated with hepatitis C testing in people who inject drugs: results from the French COSINUS cohort. BMJ Open. 15(3): e091707, March 2025.

Roux P, Faye A, Sagaon-Teyssier L, Donadille C, Briand Madrid L, Carrieri MP, Maradan G, Jauffret-Roustide M, Lalanne L, Auriacombe M; COSINUS study group. * co-I of the COSINUS Study Group: Prevalence of stimulant use and the role of opioid agonist treatment among people who inject drugs in France: Results from the COSINUS cohort study. Drug Alcohol Rev. 44(1), January 2025.

Lalanne L, Davalos JR, Audran M, Hamelin N, Chauvin C, Briand-Madrid L, Kervran C, Kirchherr S, Auriacombe M, Roux P, Jauffret-Roustide M; Cosinus Study Group. * co-I of the COSINUS Study Group: Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in People Who Inject Substances: Reflection on the Potential Place of Morphine Sulfate as Substitution Treatment? Results of COSINUS Cohort Study. Subst Use Misuse. Subst Use Misuse (eds.). 60(3): 393-402, 2025.

Perez-Brumer A, Schmidt R, Kennedy R, Lake JE, Villarreal YR, Bornstein S, Kuo I, Nieto O, Franks J, Denis C, El-Bassel N, Shoptaw S, Davidson P, Smith LR.: Centering autonomy and choice to support oral PrEP utilization among people who inject drugs: qualitative lessons from HPTN 094 INTEGRA. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 19(1): 92, December 2024.

29. Smith LR, Perez-Brumer A, Nicholls M, Harris J, Allen Q, Padilla A, Yates A, Samore E, Kennedy R, Kuo I, Lake JE, Denis C, Goodman-Meza D, Davidson P, Shoptaw S, El-Bassel N; HPTN 094 study protocol team. : A data-driven approach to implementing the HPTN 094 complex intervention INTEGRA in local communities. Implement Sci. 19(1): 39, June 2024.

Smith, L.R., Perez-Brumer, A., Nicholls, M., Harris, J., Allen, Q., Padilla, A., Yates, A., Samore, E., Kennedy, R., Kuo, I., Lake, J.E., Denis, C., Goodman-Meza, D., Davidson, P., Shoptaw, S., El-Bassel, N. : A data-driven approach to implementing the HPTN 094 complex intervention INTEGRA in local communities. Implement Sci. 19(1): 39, June 2024.

Azzoni L., Sovereign A., Holbert R., Hiserodt E., Fair M., Ellison R., Denis C., Jessop A., Mounzer K., Metzger D., Gerona R., Montaner L. : LC-QTOF/MS analysis of plasma samples confirms widespread multi-class polydrug use in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 86th Annual Meeting - College on Problems of Drug Dependence; June 15-19, 2024; Montreal, Canada 2024.

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