Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership (BHP)
Address:
Botswana Harvard HIV Reference Lab Princess Marina Hospital Plot No. 1836 Northring Road
0000 Gaborone
Country/Region
- Botswana (BW)
Research activities
HIV/AIDS related researches
· Prevention of new adult HIV infections
· Optimal treatment of HIV-infected children and adults
· Identifying and characterization of acute HIV infection
· Molecular characterization of Hepatitis B Virus in Botswana and its impact on HIV co-infection
· Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) in Botswana and the impact of cART on the TB incidence
· Human genetics and how it affects the risk of HIV infection and disease progression
· HIV antiretroviral drug resistance and surveillance of transmitted drug resistant variants
· Health and neurobehavioral outcomes of HIV Exposed Infected (HEI) and Uninfected (HEU) Infants and how to improve the health of HEU infants
· Effect of very early infant treatment (and other interventions) on the HIV viral reservoir
· How to predict the future course of the HIV epidemic
Research Areas
- Health biotechnology (MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES)
( - Health-related biotechnology; Technologies involving the manipulation of cells, tissues, organs or the whole organism (assisted reproduction); Technologies involving identifying the functioning of DNA, proteins and enzymes and how they influence the onset of disease and maintenance of well-being (gene-based diagnostics and therapeutic interventions (pharmacogenomics, gene-based therapeutics); Biomaterials (as related to medical implants, devices, sensors); Medical biotechnology related ethics;
) - MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES (Frascati classification)
People
Publications
- Infant feeding practices were not associated with breast milk HIV-1 RNA levels in a randomized clinical trial in Botswana.; Rossenkhan R, Novitsky V, Sebunya TK, et al.; 2012; Journal article
- Initial programmatic implementation of WHO option B in Botswana associated with increased projected MTCT.; Dryden-Peterson S, Lockman S, Zash R, et al.; 2015; Journal article
- In Silico Analysis of Hepatitis B Virus Occult Associated Mutations in Botswana Using a Novel Algorithm.; Anderson M, Choga WT, Moyo S, et al.; 2018; Journal article
- In Silico Prediction of Human Leukocytes Antigen (HLA) Class II Binding Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Peptides in Botswana.; Choga WT, Anderson M, Zumbika E, et al.; 2020; Journal article
- In Utero Efavirenz Exposure and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in HIV-exposed Uninfected Children in Botswana.; Cassidy AR, Williams PL, Leidner J, et al.; 2019; Journal article
Keywords
HIV-AIDS, BHP, Infections, TB
