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• Katlego Sojane

  Katlego Sojane PhD student Sojane@ukzn.ac.za Study title: Genotypic and phenotypic characterisation of HIV-1 from cerebrospinal fluid and blood compartments in patients with cryptococcal meningitis Supervisor: Professor Thumbi Ndung'u

• Nontlantla Mdletshe

  Nontlantla Mdletshe PhD Student 206502391@stu.ukzn.ac.za    Study title: Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy and Immunological Risk Factors for Preterm-Delivery in HIV infected Pregnant Women Supervisor: Prof. Thumbi Ndung'u

• Omotayo Farinre

  Omotayo Farinre PhD student 216073965@stu.ukzn.ac.za Study title: Gag-Protease-driven viral fitness among HIV-1 subtypes: Implications for disease progression, epidemic spread and vaccine development. Supervisor: Prof. Thumbi Ndung'u

• Kewreshini Naidoo

  Kewreshini Naidoo PhD student Naidook18@ukzn.ac.za Study Title: Impact of Duffy Antigen Receptor for Chemokines (DARC)-null linked Neutropenia on Neutrophil and Natural Killer cell Function in HIV-1 Infection Supervisor: Dr. Christina Thobakgale

• Faatima Laher

  Faatima Laher PhD student 209509632@stu.ukzn.ac.za Study title: Use of MHC class II tetramers to study how CD4+ T cells influence / regulate immune responses in peripheral blood and lymphoid tissue during HIV-1 infection Supervisor: Dr. Zaza Ndhlovu

• Omolara Baiyegunhi

  Omolara Baiyegunhi PhD student 211560569@stu.ukzn.ac.za Study title: T follicular helper (Tfh) cell dynamics in acute HIV-1 subtype C infection and relevance for T-helper cell-dependent antibody responses Supervisor: Dr. Zaza Ndhlovu

• Funsho Ogunshola

  Funsho Ogunshola PhD student 214584502@stu.ukzn.ac.za  Study title: Trafficking, phenotype and killing capacity of CD8 T cells during HIV subtype C infection Supervisor: Dr. Zaza Ndhlovu

• Doty Okanda

  Doty Okanda PhD student 212562585@stu.ukzn.ac.za Study title: Impact of Immune-Drive Sequence Variation in HIV-1 Subtype C Reverse Transcriptase-Integrase on Viral Fitness and Disease Progression Supervisor: Dr. Jaclyn Mann

• Nompumelelo Mkhwanazi

  Nompumelelo Mkhwanazi PhD student mkhwanazi@ukzn.ac.za Study title: The phenotypic effect of mutations in the connection and RNase H domains of HIV-1 subtype C on the reverse transcriptase inhibitors Supervisor: Dr. Michelle Gordon

• Veronna Marie

  Veronna Marie PhD student 209501382@stu.ukzn.ac.za Study title: Functional and structural analyses of gag and protease substitutions in antiretroviral treatment exposed and naïve patients infected with HIV-1 subtype C Supervisor: Dr. Michelle Gordon

• Namani Ngema

  Namani Ngema PhD student 217077363@stu.ukzn.ac.za  Study title: The role of bone marrow stromal antigen 2 (BST2) in defining reservoir size during acute HIV-1 infection Supervisor: Dr. Paradise Madlala

• Kim Robertson

  Kim Robertson MMedSci student 206516982@stu.ukzn.ac.za Study title: Specificities of Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies in Response to HIV-1 Subtype C and the Associated Env Evolutionary Pathways Supervisor: Prof. Thumbi Ndung'u

• Thando Zulu

  Thando Zulu MMedSci student Study title: Full-length genome characterization of HIV-1 subtypes among drug users in Kenya Supervisor: Prof. Thumbi Ndung'u / Dr. Kamini Gounder

• Thandeka Nkosi

  Thandeka Nkosi MMedSci student Nkosit1@ukzn.ac.za Study title: Dynamics of early CD8+ T cell responses during acute HIV-1 infection Supervisor: Dr. Zaza Ndhlovu

• Noluthando Mazibuko

  Noluthando Mazibuko MMedSci student 209502316@stu.ukzn.ac.za Study title: Sex Differences in the Kinetics of Immune Reconstitution under ART Supervisor: Dr. Christina Tshabalala

• Zesuliwe Shangase

  Zesuliwe Shangase MMedSci student 217077363@stu.ukzn.ac.za  Study title: Impact of Duffy antigen receptor for chemokine (DARC)-null polymorphism on T cell function and pro-inflammatory cytokine activity during HIV-1 infection. Supervisor: Dr. Christina Tshabalala

• Zinhle Mzobe

  Zinhle Mzobe MMedSci student 211512714@ukzn.ac.za  Study title: Inter-subtype comparison of HIV-1 Nef-mediated alteration of TCR signaling Supervisor: Dr. Jaclyn Mann

• Lisa Naidoo

  Lisa Naidoo MMedSci student 211510903@stu.ukzn.ac.za  Study title: Investigation of the relationships between Nef-mediated alteration of TCR signalling, immune-driven sequence variation in Nef and disease progression in HIV-1 subtype C infection Supervisor: Dr. Jaclyn Mann

• Mariam Fiala

  Mariam Fiala MMedSci student 211541465@stu.ukzn.ac.za Study title: TBA Supervisor: Dr. Paradise Madlala

• Jenine Ramruthan

  Jenine Ramruthan MMedSci student 213514517@stu.ukzn.ac.za Study title: Genetic and functional diversity of central nervous system (CNS) derived human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) tat gene from tuberculous meningitis (TBM) positive patients. Supervisor: Dr. Paradise Madlala

• Zakithi Mkhize

  Zakithi Mkhize MMedSci student 213571739@stu.ukzn.ac.za Study title: Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) subtype C transactivator of transcription (tat) evolution and transcriptional activity during acute infection Supervisor: Dr. Paradise Madlala

• Msizi Mbele

  Msizi Mbele MMedSci student 211539454@stu.ukzn.ac.za Study title: Characterization of humoral immune responses in HIV-1 Subtype C infected controllers from the Sinikithemba cohort. Supervisor: Dr. Bongiwe Ndlovu