Lecturer and Laboratory Scientist, Makerere University College of Health Sciences
The role of the HIV-1 latent reservoir on persistent immune activation and inflammation among long term ART treated individuals in an African cohort
Rose Nabatanzi is currently a lecturer in the department of Immunology and Molecular Biology as well as a laboratory scientist in the department of of Immunology and Molecular Biology Makerere University College of Health Sciences. She has 18 years of experience in biomedical HIV research and academia. She is interested in conducting translational research in Immunology of infectious diseases particularly HIV and its co-infections. She holds the The European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) career development award and the CFAR AFRICURE award to look at the characteristics of the HIV-1 reservoir among ART-treated HIV infected individuals in Uganda. She would like to explore potential drivers of persistent immune abnormalities looking at the role played by the HIV-1 reservoir among antiretroviral therapy (ART) treated people. She is focusing on utilizing her research experience to answer questions relevant to improvement of HIV treatment outcomes, remission and cure.
