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.

The Collaborative AIDS Vaccine Discovery 2023 CAVD AFRICA REGIONAL MEETING held in Cape Town, South Africa was sponsored by the Gates Foundation and brought together researchers worldwide to discuss ongoing research into the discovery of a vaccine for HIV.