Project: Full length sequencing and biological characterisation of early divergent HIV-1 lineages from Cameroon

Full length sequencing and biological characterisation of early divergent HIV-1 lineages from Cameroon

KRISP leader

Marcel Aime Togo

Short title

HIV origin

KRISP expertises

Phylogenetics, Population Genetics, Epidemiology, Genomics, PCR optimisation, NGS data processing, Variant calling, Sequence analysis, Statistics, Virology

Project summary

This is a collaborative SANTHE research project (PIs: Tongo & de Oliveira) that aims to produce new whole genome strains of HIV strains sampled in Cameroon.

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Funder

Wellcome Trust SANTHE programme


KRISP has been created by the coordinated effort of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and the South African Medical Research Countil (SAMRC).


Location: K-RITH Tower Building
Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, UKZN
719 Umbilo Road, Durban, South Africa.
Director: Prof. Tulio de Oliveira