Thumbi Ndung'u
Thumbi Ndung’u is a Kenyan-born HIV/AIDS researcher. He is the deputy director (Science) and a [https://www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/2285/en Max Planck Research Group] Leader at the [https://www.ahri.org/ Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI)] in Durban, South Africa. He is Professor of Infectious Diseases in the [https://www.ucl.ac.uk/infection-immunity/ Division of Immunity and Infection, University College London]. He is Professor and [https://www.daitzgateway.org/ Victor Daitz] Chair in HIV/TB Research and Scientific Director of the [http://hpp.ukzn.ac.za/HIVPathogenesisProgramme.aspx HIV Pathogenesis Programme (HPP)] at the [https://chs.ukzn.ac.za/ Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine], University of KwaZulu-Natal. He holds the South African Research Chair in Systems Biology of HIV/AIDS. He is an Adjunct Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He is the Programme Director of the [https://www.santheafrica.org/ Sub-Saharan African Network for TB/HIV Research Excellence (SANTHE)], a research and capacity building initiative funded by the African Academy of Sciences and the Wellcome Trust.Ndung’u attended Gathugu Primary School in Kiambu, Kenya and Nyeri High School, Nyeri, Kenya. He graduated with a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Nairobi, Kenya, and obtained a PhD in Biological Sciences in Public Health from Harvard University, United States. As a graduate student, he worked with Max Essex at Harvard. He was also a Postdoctoral Fellow in Virology at Harvard Medical School. He is a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and a fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS). He has been a member of the External Advisory Board of the HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN), a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the [http://www.chil.org.za/ Cape Town HVTN Immunology Laboratory] (CHIL), a member of the Scientific Advisory Panel of the [https://www.prf.ac.za/ Poliomyelitis Research Foundation] and a member of the advisory board of the Global Health and Vaccination Research Programme (GLOBVAC), The Research Council of Norway. He was co-chair of the Young and Early Career Investigators Committee (YECIC) of the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise from 2008 to 2010 that worked on the Enterprise's five-year strategic plan.
Ndung’u was the first scientist to clone infectious HIV subtype C and has received numerous awards for his scientific and scholarly contributions. The awards include:
* Jun 2001 - [https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/graduation/awards/edgar-haber-award/ Edgar Haber Award] (Harvard University) in recognition of “outstanding, original and creative thesis work that makes a fundamental contribution to our understanding of a biological problem important to public health.” * Feb 2007 - [http://research.ukzn.ac.za/ResearchFunding/Internal-Funding-and-Awards/ Vice-Chancellor’s Research Award], University of KwaZulu-Natal in recognition of “exceptional research and research related scholarly activities.” * Jan 2012 - Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s International Early Career Scientist Award. * Oct 2017 - South African Medical Research Council [https://www.samrc.ac.za/content/samrc-scientific-merit-awards Gold Scientific Achievement Award]. Gold medals are awarded to established senior scientists who have made seminal scientific contributions that have impacted on the health of people. * Nov 2018 - Research Excellence Award at the South African Health Excellence Awards. The award ceremony celebrated excellence in healthcare by identifying leaders in medicine who have contributed to research, teaching and advancement of medicine in South Africa.
His research interests are host-pathogen interactions, particularly immune mechanisms of HIV and TB control. He has co-authored more than 200 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals. He has made seminal contributions on our understanding of how virus-host interactions lead to immune-mediated mechanisms of HIV control, which has implications for immune-based prophylactic and therapeutic strategies against the virus. He has received grant funding from the South African National Research Foundation, the South African Medical Research Council, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the European Union, the African Academy of Sciences and the Wellcome Trust among others. He is leading a multidisciplinary team of researchers working in the fields of HIV and TB [https://www.nature.com/subjects/immunopathogenesis immunopathogenesis], vaccine development and immune-based HIV functional cure strategies. He has special interest in capacity building for biomedical research in Africa. Provided by Wikipedia
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41by Kamini Gounder, Nagavelli Padayachi, Jaclyn K Mann, Mopo Radebe, Mammekwa Mokgoro, Mary van der Stok, Lungile Mkhize, Zenele Mncube, Manjeetha Jaggernath, Tarylee Reddy, Bruce D Walker, Thumbi Ndung'uGet full text
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42by Mathieu Angin, Paul L Klarenbeek, Melanie King, Siddhartha M Sharma, Eshia S Moodley, Ashley Rezai, Alicja Piechocka-Trocha, Ildiko Toth, Andrew T Chan, Philip J Goulder, Thumbi Ndung'u, Douglas S Kwon, Marylyn M AddoGet full text
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43by Emily B Wong, Ngomu Akeem Akilimali, Pamla Govender, Zuri A Sullivan, Cormac Cosgrove, Mona Pillay, David M Lewinsohn, William R Bishai, Bruce D Walker, Thumbi Ndung'u, Paul Klenerman, Victoria O KasprowiczGet full text
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44by Alexander Munoz, Matthew R. Hayward, Seth M. Bloom, Muntsa Rocafort, Sinaye Ngcapu, Nomfuneko A. Mafunda, Jiawu Xu, Nondumiso Xulu, Mary Dong, Krista L. Dong, Nasreen Ismail, Thumbi Ndung’u, Musie S. Ghebermichael, Douglas S. KwonGet full text
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45by Duncan Reid, Sheela Shenoi, Ravesh Singh, Max Wang, Vinod Patel, Rituparna Das, Keshni Hiramen, Yunus Moosa, Francois Eksteen, Anthony P. Moll, Thumbi Ndung'u, Victoria Kasprowicz, Lin Leng, Gerald H. Friedland, Richard BucalaGet full text
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46by Angela Kaida, Janan J. Dietrich, Fatima Laher, Mags Beksinska, Manjeetha Jaggernath, Megan Bardsley, Patricia Smith, Laura Cotton, Pooja Chitneni, Kalysha Closson, David A. Lewis, Jenni A. Smit, Thumbi Ndung’u, Mark Brockman, Glenda GrayGet full text
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47by Elisabeth Kleppa, Veron Ramsuran, Siphosenkosi Zulu, Gunn Hege Karlsen, Alfred Bere, Jo-Ann S Passmore, Patricia Ndhlovu, Kristine Lillebø, Sigve D Holmen, Mathias Onsrud, Svein Gunnar Gundersen, Myra Taylor, Eyrun F Kjetland, Thumbi Ndung'uGet full text
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48by Steven W Jin, Francis M Mwimanzi, Jaclyn K Mann, Mwebesa Bosco Bwana, Guinevere Q Lee, Chanson J Brumme, Peter W Hunt, Jeff N Martin, David R Bangsberg, Thumbi Ndung'u, Zabrina L Brumme, Mark A BrockmanGet full text
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49by Masahiko Mori, Emily Adland, Paolo Paioni, Alice Swordy, Luisa Mori, Leana Laker, Maximilian Muenchhoff, Philippa C Matthews, Gareth Tudor-Williams, Nora Lavandier, Anriette van Zyl, Jacob Hurst, Bruce D Walker, Thumbi Ndung'u, Andrew Prendergast, Philip Goulder, Pieter JoosteGet full text
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50by Emily Adland, Jonathan M Carlson, Paolo Paioni, Henrik Kløverpris, Roger Shapiro, Anthony Ogwu, Lynn Riddell, Graz Luzzi, Fabian Chen, Thambiah Balachandran, David Heckerman, Anette Stryhn, Anne Edwards, Thumbi Ndung'u, Bruce D Walker, Søren Buus, Philip Goulder, Philippa C MatthewsGet full text
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51by Daniel M. Muema, Ngomu A. Akilimali, Okechukwu C. Ndumnego, Sipho S. Rasehlo, Raveshni Durgiah, Doty B.A. Ojwach, Nasreen Ismail, Mary Dong, Amber Moodley, Krista L. Dong, Zaza M. Ndhlovu, Jenniffer M. Mabuka, Bruce D. Walker, Jaclyn K. Mann, Thumbi Ndung’uGet full text
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52by Philippa C Matthews, Apostolos Beloukas, Amna Malik, Jonathan M Carlson, Pieter Jooste, Anthony Ogwu, Roger Shapiro, Lynn Riddell, Fabian Chen, Graz Luzzi, Manjeetha Jaggernath, Gerald Jesuthasan, Katie Jeffery, Thumbi Ndung'u, Philip J R Goulder, Anna Maria Geretti, Paul KlenermanGet full text
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53by Denis R Chopera, Jaclyn K Mann, Philip Mwimanzi, Saleha Omarjee, Xiaomei T Kuang, Nonkululeko Ndabambi, Sarah Goodier, Eric Martin, Vivek Naranbhai, Salim Abdool Karim, Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Zabrina L Brumme, Thumbi Ndung'u, Carolyn Williamson, Mark A Brockman, CAPRISA 004 TRAPS TeamGet full text
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54by Jana Fehr, Stefan Konigorski, Stephen Olivier, Resign Gunda, Ashmika Surujdeen, Dickman Gareta, Theresa Smit, Kathy Baisley, Sashen Moodley, Yumna Moosa, Willem Hanekom, Olivier Koole, Thumbi Ndung’u, Deenan Pillay, Alison D. Grant, Mark J. Siedner, Christoph Lippert, Emily B. Wong, the Vukuzazi TeamGet full text
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55by Jana Fehr, Stefan Konigorski, Stephen Olivier, Resign Gunda, Ashmika Surujdeen, Dickman Gareta, Theresa Smit, Kathy Baisley, Sashen Moodley, Yumna Moosa, Willem Hanekom, Olivier Koole, Thumbi Ndung’u, Deenan Pillay, Alison D. Grant, Mark J. Siedner, Christoph Lippert, Emily B. Wong, the Vukuzazi TeamGet full text
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56by Philippa C Matthews, Jennifer Listgarten, Jonathan M Carlson, Rebecca Payne, Kuan-Hsiang Gary Huang, John Frater, Dominique Goedhals, Dewald Steyn, Cloete van Vuuren, Paolo Paioni, Pieter Jooste, Anthony Ogwu, Roger Shapiro, Zenele Mncube, Thumbi Ndung'u, Bruce D Walker, David Heckerman, Philip J R GoulderGet full text
Published 2012-01-01
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57by Morgane Rolland, Jonathan M Carlson, Siriphan Manocheewa, J Victor Swain, Erinn Lanxon-Cookson, Wenjie Deng, Christine M Rousseau, Dana N Raugi, Gerald H Learn, Brandon S Maust, Hoosen Coovadia, Thumbi Ndung'u, Philip J R Goulder, Bruce D Walker, Christian Brander, David E Heckerman, James I MullinsGet full text
Published 2010-09-01
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58by Victoria O Kasprowicz, Jessica E Mitchell, Shivan Chetty, Pamla Govender, Kuan-Hsiang Gary Huang, Helen A Fletcher, Daniel P Webster, Sebastian Brown, Anne Kasmar, Kerry Millington, Cheryl L Day, Nompumelelo Mkhwanazi, Cheryl McClurg, Fundisiwe Chonco, Ajit Lalvani, Bruce D Walker, Thumbi Ndung'u, Paul KlenermanGet full text
Published 2011-01-01
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59by Colin P. Sharp, William F. Gregory, Louise Hattingh, Amna Malik, Emily Adland, Samantha Daniels, Anriette van Zyl, Jonathan M. Carlson, Susan Wareing, Anthony Ogwu, Roger Shapiro, Lynn Riddell, Fabian Chen, Thumbi Ndung'u, Philip J.R. Goulder, Paul Klenerman, Peter Simmonds, Pieter Jooste, Philippa C. MatthewsGet full text
Published 2017-04-01
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60by Mark J. Siedner, Guy Harling, Anne Derache, Theresa Smit, Thandeka Khoza, Resign Gunda, Thobeka Mngomezulu, Dickman Gareta, Nomathamsanqa Majozi, Eugene Ehlers, Jaco Dreyer, Siyabonga Nxumalo, Njabulo Dayi, Gregory Ording-Jesperson, Nothando Ngwenya, Emily Wong, Collins Iwuji, Maryam Shahmanesh, Janet Seeley, Tulio De Oliveira, Thumbi Ndung'u, Willem Hanekom, Kobus HerbstGet full text
Published 2020-05-01
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