Progress on grants signed before 2011
Type of grant Title Grantee Status
Senior Fellowship Training in mucosal immunity and the evaluation of KIR: HLA genes in HIV-1 clade C infection: key components to HIV vaccine design Photini Kiepiela Ongoing
Senior Fellowship Building research infrastructure and capacity to implement an HIV/STD prevention trial in post conflict Liberia Stephen Kennedy Ongoing
Senior Fellowship Evolution of neutralizing antibodies among acute to early HIV subtype C infected individuals in Botswana: one year longitudinal study Takafira Mduluza Ongoing
Senior Fellowship Evolution of HIV-1 ARV drug resistance mutations in the ART naïve during therapy; threshold frequency levels and linkage context associated with treatment failure in Uganda Jonathan Kayondo Ongoing
Senior Fellowship Evaluating antiretroviral drug resistance in HIV infected children in Africa     Cissy Kityo Ongoing
Senior Fellowship Identifying and assessing the prevalence and potency of broadly neutralising antibodies in a cohort of non-B HIV chronically infected individuals in rural Uganda Harr Freeya Njai Ongoing
Senior Fellowship Frequency and determinants of dual infection with different strains of HIV-1 in low and high-risk populations in Uganda Nicaise Ndembi Completed
Senior Fellowship Development and evaluation of high throughput, cheap and reliable assays for monitoring HIV-1 and HIV-2 viral loads in ARV programmes and clinical trials in developing countries Abraham Alabi Completed
Senior Fellowship Preventing peri-partum transmission of HIV-1 in Africa: Truvada®-based alternatives to Single-Dose Nevirapine in the light of future treatment options Didier Koumavi Ekouevi Completed
Senior Fellowship A multi-site double-blind placebo controlled randomised clinical trial to prevent immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome with non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs Jean Nachega Ongoing
Senior Fellowship Career development and strengthening institutional capacity for clinical research in TB at the Faculty of Health Sciences in Brazzaville Sunny Okhaide Oyakhirome Ongoing
Senior Fellowship The risk of pulmonary tuberculosis associated with intestinal helminth infection among children at two tuberculosis vaccine trial sites in sub-Saharan Africa Mark Hatherill Ongoing
Senior Fellowship The effect of HIV co-infection on the immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the lung Wendy Burgers Ongoing
Senior Fellowship Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) in schistosomiasis patients undergoing HAART Pauline Mwinzi Ongoing
Senior Fellowship Human lung innate immune pathways regulating the stasis and killing of M. tuberculosis in a high burden setting Keertan Dheda Completed
Senior Fellowship The impact of rapid genotypic detection of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis on treatment outcome in a semi-rural region of South Africa Mark Nicol Ongoing
Senior Fellowship The burden of tuberculosis in eastern Sudan: Epidemiology and drug resistance patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates Maowia Mukthar Completed
Senior Fellowship BCG-induced immune correlates of protection against tuberculosis Willem Hanekom Completed
Senior Fellowship Malaria baseline studies towards characterising and establishing a clinical trial site at Mutengene, South West Region of Cameroon Eric Akum Achidi Ongoing
Senior Fellowship A cluster-randomised controlled trial to assess the impact of combined strategies (impregnated bed nets plus home management of malaria oriented by Rapid Diagnosis Test) on severe malaria morbidity in children aged 6 to 59 months in Burkina Faso Alfred Tiono Ongoing
Senior Fellowship A randomised controlled trial of oral iron therapy for treatment of post-malaria iron-deficiency anaemia in Malawian children comparing immediate post-discharge versus delayed treatment on iron uptake and haematological response Kamija Phiri Ongoing
Senior Fellowship Assessment of functionality of antibodies that associate with protection from clinical malaria using the in vitro Plasmodium falciparum growth inhibition assay Daniel Dodoo Ongoing
Senior Fellowship Validation of new biomarkers for monitoring Plasmodium falciparum reduced susceptibility/tolerance or resistance to artemisinin derivatives and partner drugs in Nigeria Christian Happi Ongoing
Senior Fellowship Understanding the mechanisms underlying the difference in susceptibility to malaria in an area of hyperendemic malaria in Burkina Faso: The potential role of regulatory T cells Issa Nebie Completed
Senior Fellowship Evaluation and implementation of high throughput PCR-based method for diagnosis and measurement of Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia in clinical trials Davis Nwakanma Completed
Senior Fellowship Safety of artemisinin derivatives-based combination therapy in children with uncomplicated malaria and population-based pharmacovigilance: a capacity strengthening proposal for pharmacovigilance of antimalarial drugs in Africa Ambrose Talisuna Completed
Senior Fellowship Implementation of Seasonal Intermittent Preventive Treatment with Community Participation in Senegal Badara Cisse Ongoing
Senior Fellowship Assessment of the Public Health Benefit of artemisinin based combination therapies for uncomplicated malaria treatment in Mali Abdoulaye Djimde Completed
Senior Fellowship Understanding the mechanism of piperaquine resistance Alexis Nzila Completed
Career Development Patterns of HIV1 specific CD8+ T call epitope recognition determining plasma viral load trajectory and set point following HIV1 infection Jennifer Serwanga Completed
Career Development Immunological investigation of the HIV-tuberculosis associated immune reconstitution Molebogeng Rangaka Completed
Career Development A double-blind, placebo controlled randomised trial of vitamin A supplementation for modulation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis immune responses in children aged 5-14 years with latent tuberculosis reconstitution Idefayo Adetifa Completed
Career Development Identification of Plasmodium falciparum parasite virulence markers for the evaluation of the impact of malaria control intervention according to the local parasite populations Eboumbou Moukoko Completed
Career Development Intensive safety monitoring of antimalarial and antiretroviral drugs in pregnancy Esperanca Sevene Ongoing
PhD The role of Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) and killer immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) in HIV-2 infection: a key component to HIV vaccine design and its evaluation in Africa Louis Marie Yindom Completed
PhD An assessment of the understanding of the informed consent process by participants in microbicide intervention trials in Zambia Bornwell Sikateyo Completed
PhD Reconstitution of TB antigen specific IFN-Û responses in TB-HIV co-infected participants Thuli Mthiyane Ongoing
PhD Anti tuberculosis-anti retroviral drugs induced Hepatotoxicity and interaction of these drugs at the level of CYP 450 metabolism Getnet Yimer Ali Ongoing
PhD Host immunogenetic factors involved in the susceptibility to malaria in sympatric ethnic groups (Dogon and Fulani) in Mali Charles Arama Completed
PhD Understanding the mechanism of resistance to lumefantrine by Plasmodium falciparum Leah Mwai Completed
PhD Investigating the effects of inactive CYP2C19 alleles on chlorproguanil pharmacokinetics in adults and in children with mild malaria following Lapdap® treatment Janha Ramatoulie Completed
MSc Masters in Reproductive and Sexual Health Research

Alasan Jobe

Completed
MSc MSc in public Health Sunny Oyakhirome Ongoing