Professor Carolyn Williamson PhD (UCT) MASSAf FRSSAf Fellow of UCT
HIV Diversity and Pathogenesis Research Group
Member of the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM); Research Associate of the Centre for AIDS Research in South Africa (CAPRISA)
Carolyn Williamson leads the HIV Diversity and Pathogenesis Group which has a research focus on HIV vaccine development and prevention science. Her research areas of interest include: elucidating genetic and biological features of the transmitted virus; HIV adaptation and understanding features of HIV-1 subtype C viruses that impact on antibody and cellular immune recognition; HIV-1 superinfection; characterisation of HIV-1 reservoirs. She is also involved in characterising HIV-1 breakthrough infections in large vaccine and microbicide trials. She has designed and developed candidate DNA and MVA HIV vaccines which have undergone early clinical evaluation for safety and immunogenicity in the USA and South Africa.
Carolyn participates in numerous multi-centre national and international studies including the Centre for AIDS Programme for Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), Collaboration for AIDS Vaccine Discovery (CAVD), the HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN), and the Medical Research Council (MRC) Strategic Health Innovation Partnerships (SHIP).
Selected publications:
https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?user=3pcRNQYAAAAJ&hl=en
Contact details:
Division of Medical Virology
Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine
UCT Faculty of Health Sciences
Observatory 7925
South Africa
Tel: +27 21 406 6683
Fax: +27 21 406 6682
Email: carolyn.williamson@uct.ac.za
Alternate sites: http://www.virology.uct.ac.za
http://www.innovationfund.ac.za
Group members:
| Member | Position |
|---|---|
| Prof Carolyn Williamson | HODiv |
| Dr Colin Anthony | Lecturer |
| Dr Melissa-Rose Abrahams | Lecturer |
| Dr Bruna Galvao | Project Manager |
| Ms Zainonesa Hartley | Senior Secretary |
| Ms Ruwayhida Thebus | Senior Scientific Officer |
| Ms Nonkululeko Ndabambi | Scientific Officer |
| Ms Asanda Gwashu-Nyangiwe | Scientific Officer |
| Ms Catharina Liebenberg (Combrinck) | Scientific Officer |
| Mr Deelan Sudhir Doolabh | Scientific Officer |
| Ms Lynn Tyres | Scientific Officer |
| Ms Talita York | Scientific Officer |
| Mr Nthambeleni Steven Gadisi | Scientific Officer |
| Mr David Matten | Bioinformatician |
| Mr Dean Kayton | Bioinformatician |
| Mr Robert Ketteringham | Software Developer |
| Dr Walter Nevondo | Postdoctoral fellow |
| Mr Daniel Sheward | PhD Student |
| Ms Sherazaan Ismail | PhD Student |
| Mr Murray Logan | PhD Student |
| Mr Samuel Kairiuki | PhD Student |
| Ms Denzhe Singo | MSc Student |
| Ms Temhlanga Mndzebele | MSc Student |
Collaborations:
| South Africa | University of Cape Town |
| National Institutes for Communicable Diseases | |
| Perinatal Research Unit, University of Witswatersrand | |
| Centre for the AIDS programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), University KwaZulu Natal |
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| South African National Bioinformatics Institute, University of the Western Cape | |
| Aurum Health, Orkney | |
| Medical University of Southern Africa (MEDUNSA) | |
| Desmond Tutu HIV Centre | |
| United States of America | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Duke University Medical Centre, Durham, North Carolina | |
| University of Alabama, Birmingham | |
| University of Washington, Seattle | |
| The Statistical Center for HIV/AIDS Research & Prevention (SCHARP), Seattle |
