Towards the larger goal of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), the ADVANCE (Accelerate the Development of Vaccines and New Technologies to Combat the AIDS Epidemic), a group of researchers led by Prof. Walter Jaoko (Professor, Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology & Director, KAVI-ICR) and Dr.
Dr. Marianne Mureithi, the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology Chair at the University of Nairobi, recently attended the African Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) 2023 meeting with The Elsevier Foundation. The conference brought together healthcare professionals, policymakers, researchers, and advocates across the continent to discuss strategies for building resilient and inclusive healthcare systems.
Delories Sikuku, an MSc student in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, recently received the prestigious Norman L Letvin award for her outstanding research in the field of AIDS vaccine discovery. The award was presented to her at the Collaborative AIDS Vaccine Discovery (CAVD) meeting held in in Cape town South Africa in February 2023.
