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Dr Gbolahan Ajibola

Call Career Development Fellowship (CDF)
Programme EDCTP2
Start Date 2018-11-01
End Date 2020-04-30
Project Code TMA2017CDF-1906
Status Active

Title

Effects of preterm birth on HIV acquisition risk and antiretroviral prophylaxis safety in HIV-exposed infants in Botswana (PERHAPS)

Host Organisation

Institution Country
Botswana

Current Organisation

Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute

Current Job Title

Study Coordinator

Students Supervised

Type Name Title University Start Date End Date

Memberships

Role Committee/board Start Date End Date

Education

Institution Degree Year
University of Lagos, Nigeria MB;BS 2004-10-08
University of Liverpool, United Kingdom MPH 2012-12-12

Areas Of Specialisation

Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV)

Grants

A Clinical Trial to Evaluate Point-of-Care HIV Testing and Early Dolutegravir Use for Infants (Moso) in Botswana
Grant Code:
P01 HD107670
Source of funding:
NIH
Amount:
1086005
Role:
Principal Investigator
Start Date:
2021-01-01
End Date:
2026-01-01

Publications

In Utero Efavirenz Exposure and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in HIV-exposed Uninfected Children in Botswana
Authors:
Cassidy, A.R.
Williams, P.L.
Leidner, J.
Mayondi, G.
Ajibola, G.
Makhema, J.
Holding, P.A.
Powis, K.M.
Batlang, O.
Petlo, C.
Shapiro, R.
Kammerer, B.
Lockman, S.
Date:
2019-01-01
Journal:
Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Content:
Child HIV exposure and CMV seroprevalence in botswana: No associations with 24-month growth and neurodevelopment
Authors:
Moraka, N.O.
Moyo, S.
Smith, C.
Ibrahim, M.
Mayondi, G.
Leidner, J.
Powis, K.M.
Cassidy, A.R.
Kammerer, B.
Ajibola, G.
Williams, P.L.
Weinberg, A.
Musonda, R.
Shapiro, R.
Gaseitsiwe, S.
Lockman, S.
Date:
2020-01-01
Journal:
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Content:
Cytomegalovirus Viremia in HIV-1 Subtype C Positive Women at Delivery in Botswana and Adverse Birth/Infant Health Outcomes
Authors:
Moraka, N.O.
Moyo, S.
Mayondi, G.
Leidner, J.
Ibrahim, M.
Smith, C.
Weinberg, A.
Li, S.
Thami, P.K.
Kammerer, B.
Ajibola, G.
Musonda, R.
Shapiro, R.
Gaseitsiwe, S.
Lockman, S.
Date:
2019-01-01
Journal:
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
Content:
Hepatitis B virus prevalence and vaccine antibody titers in children HIV exposed but uninfected in Botswana
Authors:
Baruti, K.
Lentz, K.
Anderson, M.
Ajibola, G.
Phinius, B.B.
Choga, W.T.
Mbangiwa, T.
Powis, K.M.
Sebunya, T.
Blackard, J.T.
Lockman, S.
Moyo, S.
Shapiro, R.
Gaseitsiwe, S.
Date:
2020-01-01
Journal:
PLoS ONE
Content:
HIV Exposure and Formula Feeding Predict Under-2 Mortality in HIV-Uninfected Children, Botswana
Authors:
Ajibola, G.
Leidner, J.
Mayondi, G.K.
van Widenfelt, E.
Madidimalo, T.
Petlo, C.
Moyo, S.
Mmalane, M.
Williams, P.L.
Cassidy, A.R.
Shapiro, R.
Kammerer, B.
Lockman, S.
Date:
2018-01-01
Journal:
Journal of Pediatrics
Content:
Early antiretroviral therapy in neonates with HIV-1 infection restricts viral reservoir size and induces a distinct innate immune profile
Authors:
Garcia-Broncano, P.
Maddali, S.
Einkauf, K.B.
Jiang, C.
Gao, C.
Chevalier, J.
Chowdhury, F.Z.
Maswabi, K.
Ajibola, G.
Moyo, S.
Mohammed, T.
Ncube, T.
Makhema, J.
Jean-Philippe, P.
Yu, X.G.
Powis, K.M.
Lockman, S.
Kuritzkes, D.R.
Shapiro, R.
Lichterfeld, M.
Date:
2019-01-01
Journal:
Science Translational Medicine
Content:
Effect of co-trimoxazole on mortality in HIV-exposed but uninfected children in Botswana (the Mpepu Study): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial
Authors:
Lockman, S.
Hughes, M.
Powis, K.
Ajibola, G.
Bennett, K.
Moyo, S.
van Widenfelt, E.
Leidner, J.
McIntosh, K.
Mazhani, L.
Makhema, J.
Essex, M.
Shapiro, R.
Date:
2017-01-01
Journal:
The Lancet Global Health
Content:
In-utero exposure to antiretrovirals and neurodevelopment among HIV-exposed-uninfected children in Botswana
Authors:
Chaudhury, S.
Mayondi, G.K.
Williams, P.L.
Leidner, J.
Shapiro, R.
Diseko, M.
Ajibola, G.
Holding, P.
Tepper, V.
Makhema, J.
Petlo, C.
Seage, G.R.
Lockman, S.
Kammerer, B.
Date:
2018-01-01
Journal:
AIDS
Content:
Detecting congenital malformations - Lessons learned from the Mpepu study, Botswana
Authors:
Ajibola, G.
Zash, R.
Shapiro, R.L.
Batlang, O.
Botebele, K.
Bennett, K.
Chilisa, F.
Von Widenfelt, E.
Makhema, J.
Lockman, S.
Holmes, L.B.
Powis, K.M.
Date:
2017-01-01
Journal:
PLoS ONE
Content:
Factors Associated with Infant Feeding Choices Among Women with HIV in Botswana
Authors:
Mussa, A.
Taddese, H.B.
Maslova, E.
Ajibola, G.
Makhema, J.
Shapiro, R.L.
Lockman, S.
Powis, K.M.
Date:
2021-01-01
Journal:
Maternal and Child Health Journal
Content:
Decreased diarrheal and respiratory disease in HIV exposed uninfected children following vaccination with rotavirus and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines
Authors:
Ajibola, G.
Bennett, K.
Powis, K.M.
Hughes, M.D.
Leidner, J.
Kgole, S.
Batlang, O.
Mmalane, M.
Makhema, J.
Lockman, S.
Shapiro, R.
Date:
2021-01-01
Journal:
PLoS ONE
Content:
HIV diagnostic algorithm requires confirmatory testing for initial indeterminate or positive screens in the first week of life
Authors:
Ajibola, G.
Moyo, S.
Mohammed, T.
Moseki, S.
Jack, D.
Sakoi, M.
Batlang, O.
Maswabi, K.
Bennett, K.
Hughes, M.D.
Lockman, S.
Makhema, J.M.
Lichterfeld, M.
Kuritzkes, D.R.
Shapiro, R.L.
Date:
2020-01-01
Journal:
AIDS
Content:
Placental transfer of respiratory syncytial virus antibody among HIV-exposed, uninfected infants
Authors:
Patel, S.M.
Jallow, S.
Boiditswe, S.
Madhi, S.A.
Feemster, K.A.
Steenhoff, A.P.
Arscott-Mills, T.
Muthoga, C.
Ajibola, G.
Shapiro, R.
Shah, S.S.
Cunningham, C.K.
Kelly, M.S.
Date:
2021-01-01
Journal:
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
Content:
Safety and Efficacy of Starting Antiretroviral Therapy in the First Week of Life
Authors:
Maswabi, K.
Ajibola, G.
Bennett, K.
Capparelli, E.V.
Jean-Philippe, P.
Moyo, S.
Mohammed, T.
Batlang, O.
Sakoi, M.
Lockman, S.
Makhema, J.
Lichterfeld, M.
Kuritzkes, D.R.
Hughes, M.D.
Shapiro, R.L.
Date:
2021-01-01
Journal:
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Content:
Cotrimoxazole prophylaxis was associated with enteric commensal bacterial resistance among HIV-exposed infants in a randomized controlled trial, Botswana
Authors:
Powis, K.M.
Souda, S.
Lockman, S.
Ajibola, G.
Bennett, K.
Leidner, J.
Hughes, M.D.
Moyo, S.
Van Widenfelt, E.
Jibril, H.B.
Makhema, J.
Essex, M.
Shapiro, R.L.
Date:
2017-01-01
Journal:
Journal of the International AIDS Society
Content:
Viral Reservoir in Early-Treated Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Children and Markers for Sustained Viral Suppression
Authors:
Ajibola, G.
Garcia-Broncano, P.
Maswabi, K.
Bennett, K.
Hughes, M.D.
Moyo, S.
Mohammed, T.
Jean-Philippe, P.
Sakoi, M.
Batlang, O.
Lockman, S.
Makhema, J.
Kuritzkes, D.R.
Lichterfeld, M.
Shapiro, R.L.
Date:
2021-01-01
Journal:
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Content:
Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission With In Utero Dolutegravir vs. Efavirenz in Botswana
Authors:
Davey, S.
Ajibola, G.
Maswabi, K.
Sakoi, M.
Bennett, K.
Hughes, M.D.
Isaacson, A.
Diseko, M.
Zash, R.
Batlang, O.
Moyo, S.
Lockman, S.
Lichterfeld, M.
Kuritzkes, D.R.
Makhema, J.
Shapiro, R.
Date:
2020-01-01
Journal:
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)
Content:
Unintended pregnancy, contraceptive use, and childbearing desires among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women in Botswana: Across-sectional study
Authors:
Mayondi, G.K.
Wirth, K.
Morroni, C.
Moyo, S.
Ajibola, G.
Diseko, M.
Sakoi, M.
Magetse, J.D.
Moabi, K.
Leidner, J.
Makhema, J.
Kammerer, B.
Lockman, S.
Date:
2016-01-01
Journal:
BMC Public Health
Content:
Drug resistance after cessation of efavirenz-based antiretroviral treatment started in pregnancy
Authors:
Ajibola, G.
Rowley, C.
Maruapula, D.
Leidner, J.
Bennett, K.
Powis, K.
Shapiro, R.L.
Lockman, S.
Date:
2020-01-01
Journal:
Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
Content:
Brief Report: High Sensitivity and Specificity of the Cepheid Xpert HIV-1 Qualitative Point-of-Care Test among Newborns in Botswana
Authors:
Ibrahim, M.
Moyo, S.
Mohammed, T.
Mupfumi, L.
Gaseitsiwe, S.
Maswabi, K.
Ajibola, G.
Gelman, R.
Batlang, O.
Sakoi, M.
Auletta-Young, C.
Makhema, J.
Lockman, S.
Shapiro, R.L.
Date:
2017-01-01
Journal:
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
Content:
Targeted HIV testing at birth supported by low and predictable mother-to-child transmission risk in Botswana
Authors:
Ibrahim, M.
Maswabi, K.
Ajibola, G.
Moyo, S.
Hughes, M.D.
Batlang, O.
Sakoi, M.
Auletta-Young, C.
Vaughan, L.
Lockman, S.
Jean-Philippe, P.
Yu, X.
Lichterfeld, M.
Kuritzkes, D.R.
Makhema, J.
Shapiro, R.L.
Date:
2018-01-01
Journal:
Journal of the International AIDS Society
Content:
Similar HIV protection from four weeks of zidovudine versus nevirapine prophylaxis among formula-fed infants in Botswana
Authors:
Powis, K.M.
Lockman, S.
Ajibola, G.
Hughes, M.D.
Bennett, K.
Leidner, J.
Batlang, O.
Botebele, K.
Moyo, S.
van Widenfelt, E.
Makhema, J.
Petlo, C.
Jibril, H.B.
McIntosh, K.
Essex, M.
Shapiro, R.L.
Date:
2018-01-01
Journal:
Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
Content:

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