Penelope Moore | |
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Born | (1975-04-29) 29 April 1975 (age 49) |
Alma mater |
University of Witwatersrand University of London |
Known for | HIV research, Covid 19 research, Omicron variant |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Virology |
Institutions |
University of the Witwatersrand NICD |
Website | Prof Moore at WITS |
Penelope Moore is a virologist and DST/ NRF South African Research Chair of Virus-Host Dynamics at the University of the Witwatersrand [1] [2] in Johannesburg, South Africa and Senior Scientist at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases. [3]
Moore received her Master of Science degree in Microbiology from the University of Witwatersrand. In 2003, she completed her PhD in Virology at the University of London. [2] [4]
She was one of the first scientists to bring the Omicron variant of COVID-19 to public attention. [5] She remarked of the pace of the preliminary research that “We’re flying at warp speed. [6]
Her current work focuses on the HIV neutralizing antibodies and their interactions with HIV. [4] These antibodies would form the basis for an HIV vaccine. [7]
In 2009, Moore received a Sydney Brenner Fellowship [8] from the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and was awarded a Friedel Sellschop Award by the University of the Witwatersrand. [9]
In 2015 while at the Centre for HIV and STI at the NICD and the Wits School of Pathology Moore was awarded the Chair in Virus-Host Dynamics for Public Health at Wits. [10]
In 2018 Moore was awarded a Silver Medal by the South African Medical Research Council for "important scientific contributions made within 10 years of having been awarded [her] PhD." [7] [11]
Moore is a founding member of the South African Young Academy of Science, [7] [12] a full Member of the American Society for Virology [12] and a Member of the ASSAf. [12]
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Penelope Moore | |
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Born | (1975-04-29) 29 April 1975 (age 49) |
Alma mater |
University of Witwatersrand University of London |
Known for | HIV research, Covid 19 research, Omicron variant |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Virology |
Institutions |
University of the Witwatersrand NICD |
Website | Prof Moore at WITS |
Penelope Moore is a virologist and DST/ NRF South African Research Chair of Virus-Host Dynamics at the University of the Witwatersrand [1] [2] in Johannesburg, South Africa and Senior Scientist at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases. [3]
Moore received her Master of Science degree in Microbiology from the University of Witwatersrand. In 2003, she completed her PhD in Virology at the University of London. [2] [4]
She was one of the first scientists to bring the Omicron variant of COVID-19 to public attention. [5] She remarked of the pace of the preliminary research that “We’re flying at warp speed. [6]
Her current work focuses on the HIV neutralizing antibodies and their interactions with HIV. [4] These antibodies would form the basis for an HIV vaccine. [7]
In 2009, Moore received a Sydney Brenner Fellowship [8] from the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and was awarded a Friedel Sellschop Award by the University of the Witwatersrand. [9]
In 2015 while at the Centre for HIV and STI at the NICD and the Wits School of Pathology Moore was awarded the Chair in Virus-Host Dynamics for Public Health at Wits. [10]
In 2018 Moore was awarded a Silver Medal by the South African Medical Research Council for "important scientific contributions made within 10 years of having been awarded [her] PhD." [7] [11]
Moore is a founding member of the South African Young Academy of Science, [7] [12] a full Member of the American Society for Virology [12] and a Member of the ASSAf. [12]
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