Quarraisha Abdool Karim

Quarraisha Abdool Karim
Born (1960-03-20) 20 March 1960
Residence South Africa
Nationality South African
Fields Epidemiology, HIV, Microbicides
Institutions CAPRISA
Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Alma mater University of Durban-Westville
University of Natal
Columbia University
Known for CAPRISA 004 study [1]

Quarraisha Abdool Karim is a South African epidemiologist who was awarded South Africa's highest honor, the Order of Mapungubwe (Bronze).[2]

Life

Karim was born in 1960. She is a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa, and African Academy of Sciences.[3] At the XVIII International AIDS Conference, 2010 the results of their CAPRISA 004 study led to a standing ovation, an uncommon occurrence at a scientific meeting.[4] She is a mother and is married to Salim 'Slim' Abdool Karim with whom she has worked with in research.[5] On October 26, 2014, Karim was named winner of the 2014 TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize.[6] She is the first woman to have received the $100,000 prize.[7]

HIV

In 1990 she had taken blood samples of a population of South African women which demonstrated high rates of HIV infection in young women. In 2016 Karim was awarded the L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science for her "remarkable contribution to the prevention and treatment of HIV and associated infections, greatly improving the quality of life of women in Africa".[8]

References

  1. ↑ Karim, Q.A.; Karim, S.S.A.; Frolich, J.A.; et al. (2010). "Effectiveness and Safety of Tenofovir Gel, an Antiretroviral Microbicide, for the Prevention of HIV Infection in Women". Science 329 (5996): 1168–1174. doi:10.1126/science.1193748. JSTOR 40803050. PMC 3001187. PMID 20643915.
  2. ↑ "Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim", The Presidency Republic Of South Africa, Pretoria, Unknown date ~2013. Retrieved on 23 August 2014.
  3. ↑ AAS. "Karim Abdool, Quarraisha, Prof", Fellow of AAS since 2011; Biochemistry, Epidemiology, Nairobi, unknown. Retrieved on 23 August 2014.
  4. ↑ UKZN. "CAPRISA Trial Scoops USAID Award "Breakthrough Microbicide Gel Prevents HIV and Herpes in Women", University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 31 January 2014. Retrieved on 23 August 2014.
  5. ↑ @City_Press, South Africa. "100 World Class South Africans: Salim and Quarraisha Abdool Karim", City Press, Pretoria, Unknown date ~2013. Retrieved on 23 August 2014.
  6. ↑ Ndaliso, Chris (27 October 2014). "Durban scientist wins top honours". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  7. ↑ Norling, Linda (28 October 2014). "The South African HIV scientist who gave girls back control of their bodies". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  8. ↑ SA scientist wins L’Oréal, Unesco Award, 5 April, Southern Times, Retrieved 7 April 2016
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