Abstract
The UJ Faculty of Health Sciences and the
UJ Transformation Unit in partnership with the
UJ Library invite you to a public lecture on
“Preventing HIV infection in Young
Women: Key to an AIDS free Generation”
by Prof Quarraisha Abdool Karim
Prof Quarraisha Abdool Karim is the 2016 L’Oréal-UNESCO “For
Women in Science” Laureate for Africa and the Arab States Award Prof Quarraisha Abdool Karim is the Associate Scientific Director
of CAPRISA (Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South
Africa). Her research has focused on understanding the evolving
HIV epidemic in South Africa and globally; factors influencing
acquisition of HIV infection in adolescent girls and young women;
and sustainable strategies to introduce ART in resource-constrained
settings. Notably she was the Principal Investigator of the landmark
CAPRISA 004 tenofovir gel trial which provided proof of concept
for the use of anti-retrovirals to prevent HIV infection in women
highlighted by Science as one of the Top 10 scientific breakthroughs
in 2010.
Her membership include: National Academy of Medicine (USA);
African Academy of Science (Vice-President, Southern Africa),
Academy of Science of South Africa; and the Royal Society of
South Africa. DATE 17 August 2016
TIME 12:00
VENUE Chinua Achebe Auditorium (6th Floor), APK Library
University of Johannesburg
(corner Kingsway and University Road, Auckland Park)
RSVP By Wednesday 16 August 2016 to Theodorah Modise
on licevents@uj.ac.za / 011 559 2264.