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Globally relevant and locally responsive research into HIV prevention, epidemiology and pathogenesis and the links between TB and AIDS care
Durban, South Africa
Joined September 2012
[LISTEN NOW] This #WorldAIDSDay2025 CAPRISA Director Prof Salim Abdool Karim says while Lenacapavir has been a shot in the arm for the global AIDS response, ensuring that the most vulnerable groups are able to access it, remains a challenge. https://t.co/G3rpVRZwvy via @YouTube
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#GVN Statement: First confirmed Marburg virus outbreak in Ethiopia. Prof. Salim S. Abdool Karim (@CAPRISAOfficial & @AfricaCDC): The detection is "a stark reminder of how quickly viral threats can emerge.” Read: https://t.co/0vLrG4fV9h 📸 @utmbhealth
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SPOTLIGHT ON HIV | Ahead of World AIDS Day coming up on Monday, December 1st, Spotlight's focus this week was exclusively on HIV. Find out more: https://t.co/BQ1ncQrFlu Join our mailing list: https://t.co/mi7pQCcvmX
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OVERCOMING DISRUPTION | As #WorldAidsDay2025 swings by, @CAPRISAOfficial Director @ProfAbdoolKarim reflects on the frantic days following the unprecedented US cuts, arguing that the deliberate disruptiveness was designed to be cruel. https://t.co/MVr6wHwd1v
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As World AIDS Day 2025 swings by, CAPRISA Director Professor Salim Abdool Karim reflects on the frantic days following this year’s unprecedented cuts to health aid and research funding from the US,...
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Meet Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim a South African epidemiologist whose groundbreaking HIV prevention research has empowered millions of women across Africa. 👇🏽 https://t.co/gJeN6bSKxt
#QuarraishaAbdoolKarim #HIVPrevention #AIDSPioneer #Epidemiolog #Tenofovir #WHO #HIVAIDS
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Reflections on the International Health Lecture 2025 It was a privilege to chair the 2025 @acmedsci / @TheLancet International Health Lecture, where Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim FRS, Associate Scientific Director of @CAPRISAOfficial , spoke powerfully on “Lessons from
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"The optimism comes from the clear message that bNAbs can work,they can safely suppress HIV,prolong the time off therapy,and possibly engage the immune system in fighting the virus.This is a major paradigm shift in HIV treatment research."-Dr Sharana Mahomed Head HIV Pathogenesis
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Head of HIV Pathogenesis Dr Sharana Mahomed writes for @SpringerNature "A World AIDS Day Journey with Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies: Behind Our Review" https://t.co/5WOcpoaNI9
#HIV #bNAb #sciencenews #WorldAidsDay2025
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World AIDS Day is more than a date on the calendar—it is a moment to honor those we’ve lost, celebrate scientific milestones, and renew our commitment to ending the epidemic. For me, World AIDS Day...
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TIBA Director Prof. Mark Woolhouse attended @acmedsci @TheLancet International Health Lecture #IHL25. Prof. Quarraisha Abdool Karim @ProfAbdoolKarim FRS, Associate Scientific Director at @CAPRISAOfficial spoke on lessons from Africa for health diplomacy in #HIV prevention.
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The Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine at @UKZNofficial proudly welcomed back its Class of 2005 for a joyful reunion! 🎓💙From the library to the dissection hall, CAPRISA & KRISP — the day was filled with laughter, nostalgia & inspiration. @UKZNCHS @krisp_news @CAPRISAOfficial
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CAPRISA invites suitably qualified and experienced candidates to apply for the position of Research Assistant. Deadline: November 15th, 2025. Apply here: https://t.co/rYZNBOUEtd
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@medicine_maker features #GVN Center Co-Director, Quarraisha Abdool Karim from @CAPRISAOfficial on her journey from South Africa to the global stage of HIV, TB & COVID-19 research, and why science must serve humanity. Read: https://t.co/OyjW2ucOtz
#GlobalHealth @TWASnews
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Quarraisha Abdool Karim discusses COVID-19 and why the industry must continue to invest in mRNA – and take the public along with them
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Stellenbosch University has announced it will honor Dr. Salim Adbool Karim with an honorary doctorate. Read more about Professor Abdool Karim and the other honorees whose remarkable contributions have significantly impacted society here: https://t.co/Q2FF0Ded9M
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@medicine_maker features #GVN Center Co-Director, Quarraisha Abdool Karim discussing the importance of continued investment in #mRNA technology, global collaboration, and science as a service to humanity. Read: https://t.co/YAz95Iuwab
#GlobalHealth @CAPRISAOfficial @TWASnews
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Quarraisha Abdool Karim discusses COVID-19 and why the industry must continue to invest in mRNA – and take the public along with them
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The Unconventional Scientist: Episode 1 Nomusa Zondo, PhD https://t.co/0bPccOiUQ6 via @YouTube
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In this month's newsletter: CAPRISA's Head of HIV Pathogenesis Doctor Sharana Mahomed shares the latest on her work on bNAbs as a promising strategy for HIV prevention. And we launch our Podcast series: The Unconventional Scientist. Sign up on our website!
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CAPRISA invites suitably qualified and experienced candidates to apply for a part-time Masters Fellowship. Deadline: November 7th, 2025.
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“We are failing in a society if we are losing people in a disease of poverty. We are not doing enough to reduce TB deaths. Deaths in TB has remained unacceptably high.” - Prof Kogie Naidoo, CAPRISA Deputy Director #CAB2025
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Just two weeks until our International Health Lecture with @TheLancet ⏳ 🗓 Tues 4 Nov, 3:30pm GMT 📍 Online and in person at 1 Birdcage Walk, London Our keynote speaker @ProfAbdoolKarim will reflect on the challenging times we face and the hope science offers to drive change
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“While the technologies are first steps, what we are dealing with is fundamentally a social challenge of gender, social disparities. And this is going to take all of us collectively work together to make this change." - Prof Quarraisha Abdool Karim #CAB2025
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