Quarraisha Abdool Karim, PhD

Quarraisha Abdool Karim, PhD, is an infectious disease epidemiologist and Associate Scientific Director of CAPRISA. She is also Pro-Vice-Chancellor for African Health at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and a Professor at Columbia University. Karim has led groundbreaking research in HIV prevention, HIV-TB co-infection, and the impact of COVID-19 on HIV. She serves as President of TWAS and UNAIDS Special Ambassador for Adolescents and HIV, contributing to global health initiatives. With over 300 publications, she has trained 600+ Southern African scientists and received over 30 global honors, including the Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award and the L’Oréal-UNESCO Women in Science Award.