Project Title

Immunological Selection of Recombinants following HIV-1 Superinfection

EDCTP Project Call

Career Development Fellowship (CDF)

Project Objectives

• To determine the recombination rate following superinfection • To determine the role of immune selection on recombination • To determine effect of recombination on viral persistence by immune escape • To determine the effect of recombination on disease progression

Study Design

Longitudinal cohort study, with a nested matched case-control study

Host Organisation

Sites

Current Organisation

MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit

Current Job Title

Senior Scientist

Biography