Lisa M. Frenkel is an American pediatrician currently Professor at University of Washington^[1] and an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.^[2]

She earned her B.A. at University of Kansas from 1973–77 and her M.D. at University of Kansas Medical Center from 1977-81.^[3]

Her research involves HIV transmission including from mother to child and also childhood infections and viruses.^[3] Her highest cited paper is Antiretroviral prophylaxis for HIV prevention in heterosexual men and women,^[4] at 1650 times, according to Google Scholar.^[5]

• Micek, MA; Blanco, AJ; Beck, IA; Dross, S; Matunha, L; Montoya, P; Seidel, K; Gantt, S; Matediane, E; Jamisse, L; Gloyd, S; Frenkel, LM (2010). "Nevirapine resistance by timing of HIV type 1 infection in infants treated with single-dose nevirapine". Clin Infect Dis. 50 (10): 1405–14. doi:10.1086/652151. PMC 3038662. PMID 20384494..
• Micek, MA; Blanco, AJ; Carlsson, J; Beck, IA; Dross, S; Matunha, L; Seidel, K; Montoya, P; Gantt, S; Matediana, E; Jamisse, L; Gloyd, S; Frenkel, LM (2012). "Effects of short-course zidovudine on the selection of nevirapine-resistant HIV-1 in women taking single-dose nevirapine". J Infect Dis. 205 (12): 1811–5. doi:10.1093/infdis/jis282. PMC 3415891. PMID 22492850..
• Baeten, JM; Donnell, D; Ndase, P; Mugo, NR; Campbell, JD; Wangisi, J; Tappero, JW; Bukusi, EA; Cohen, CR; Katabira, E; Ronald, A; Tumwesigye, E; Were, E; Fife, KH; Kiarie, J; Farquhar, C; John-Stewart, G; Kakia, A; Odoyo, J; Mucunguzi, A; Nakku-Joloba, E; Twesigye, R; Ngure, K; Apaka, C; Tamooh, H; Gabona, F; Mujugira, A; Panteleeff, D; Thomas, KK; Kidoguchi, L; Krows, M; Revall, J; Morrison, S; Haugen, H; Emmanuel-Ogier, M; Ondrejcek, L; Coombs, RW; Frenkel, L; Hendrix, C; Bumpus, NN; Bangsberg, D; Haberer, JE; Stevens, WS; Lingappa, JR (2012). "Antiretroviral Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention in Heterosexual Men and Women". N Engl J Med. 367 (5): 399–410. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1108524. PMC 3770474. PMID 22784037.
• Wagner, T; McKernan, J; Tobin, N; Tapia, K; Mullins, J; Frenkel, L (2013). "An increasing proportion of monotypic HIV-1 DNA sequences during antiretroviral treatment suggests proliferation of HIV-infected cells". J Virol. 87 (3): 1770–1778. doi:10.1128/JVI.01985-12. PMC 3554159. PMID 23175380.
• Bull, ME; Heath, LM; McKernan-Mullin, JL; Kraft, KM; Acevedo, L; Hitti, JE; Cohn, SE; Tapia, KA; Holte, SE; Dragavon, JA; Coombs, RW; Mullins, JI; Frenkel, LM (2013). "Human immunodeficiency viruses appear compartmentalized to the female genital tract in cross-sectional analyses but genital lineages do not persist over time". J Infect Dis. 207 (8): 1206–15. doi:10.1093/infdis/jit016. PMC 3603533. PMID 23315326.