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10 Jul Final report for INTEREST 2018 now available
The 12th International Conference on HIV Treatment, Pathogenesis and Prevention Research (the INTEREST meeting) was held in Kigali, Rwanda from May 29 – June 1, 2018, bringing together nearly 600 participants from 32 countries. The annual event is co-organized by the Amsterdam Institute for Global...
08 Jun 12th Annual INTEREST Conference most successful yet
A diverse group of delegates recently united at the 12th INTEREST Conference to work toward a common goal: ending the HIV epidemic. The conference provides a platform to share pivotal findings, promote collaboration, and transfer experiences across several fields and many continents. Active participants totaled...
29 May INTEREST Conference makes history with record-breaking number of attendees
An annual conference has only just begun and it has already made history. More than 700 attendees are expected to attend INTEREST, an annual HIV-focused conference in Kigali, Rwanda which kicks off today. It is the largest crowd ever – previous years have seen between...
07 May AIGHD’s Dr. Vanessa Harris successfully defends Rotavirus thesis
The Amsterdam Institute for Global Health & Development (AIGHD) shares in celebrating a wonderful accomplishment by one of our team members: Dr. Vanessa Harris successfully defended her thesis. The thesis defense ceremony took place on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at the Aula – Oude Lutherse...21 Mar AIGHD and JLI mourn the death of Kirby Institute director, Prof. David Cooper
It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing last weekend, in Sydney, Australia, of Professor David Cooper. “David stood tall amongst us, not only literally, but also as one of the giants of HIV research and medicine. He leaves a...
01 Dec PhD Fellow Seth Inzaule appointed to prestigious function at WHO
Today, on World AIDS Day, AIGHD and the Joep Lange Institute (JLI) are delighted to hear the news that PhD Fellow Seth Inzaule has been appointed as Consultant to the World Health Organization (WHO) to support the WHO HIVResNet team on HIV drug resistance surveillance,...
09 Nov Catherine Hankins
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Dr. Catherine Hankins’ current scientific interests include COVID_19, novel biomedical HIV prevention, implementation science, and participatory research conduct. She is keenly interested in scientific capacity development and advancing women in global health and science. She is the AIGHD co-Principal Investigator for two CAPRISA trials of...
09 Nov Tobias Rinke de Wit
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Professor Tobias F. Rinke de Wit (Ph.D.) is a molecular biologist and public health specialist. His research focus is primarily in the areas of (diagnosis of) infectious diseases in Africa, healthcare quality improvement, innovative healthcare financing, supported by mobile health technologies. He is currently the...