Dr. Thandeka Moyo-Gwete

Dr. Thandeka Moyo-Gwete

Country

South Africa

Affiliateship Period

2022 - 2026

Discipline

Medical & Health Sciences

Biography

Dr. Thandeka Moyo-Gwete is a Senior Medical Scientist at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa. Thandeka holds a PhD in Clinical Science and Immunology from the University of Cape Town where she looked at the mechanisms used by various HIV strains to gain resistance to broadly neutralising antibody responses. Thandeka’s current research involves understanding the structure and function of HIV neutralizing antibodies by X-ray crystallography. More recently she has added SARS-CoV-2 to her research focus, developing serological assays to measure humoral responses to infection and vaccination.

About the Affiliates Programme

The Affiliates Programme recognizes and supports the development of promising African early and mid-career scientists into world class research leaders who contribute to the Academy's vision of transforming lives through sciences.