Virtual Journal Club
Research UpdateTitle:
Antiviral drug discovery against African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) and SARS-COV-2 virus
Guest Presenter: Elishiba Muturi
Microbiology Research Fellow, Wuhan Institute of Virology, China
Research UpdateTitle:
Antiviral drug discovery against African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) and SARS-COV-2 virus
Guest Presenter: Elishiba Muturi
Microbiology Research Fellow, Wuhan Institute of Virology, China
On 14th Feb 2022, Prof Walter Jaoko, Prof Omu Anzala and Dr. Marianne Mureithi met with Prof. Arthur Kemoli from the Department of Dental Sciences and representatives of the University of Washington led by Prof. Ana Lucia Seminario to discuss setting up a collaborative group that aims at increasing research capacity in oral health and HIV research in Kenya.
A world where millions of HIV/AIDS infections are prevented. Well, imagine no more because scientists are now fast-tracking the development of an efficient HIV vaccine.
While a HIV vaccine may not directly benefit people living with HIV, scientists at the Kenya Aids Vaccine Initiative (KAVI) told Healthy Nation that it will eventually offload the burden on persons requiring lifelong treatment through antiretroviral drugs.
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