Salim Abdool Karim
Salim Abdool Karim | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 July 1960 |
| Nationality | South African |
| Alma mater | University of Natal Columbia University |
| Known for | CAPRISA 004 study[1] Director CAPRISA |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | HIV Microbicides |
| Institutions | CAPRISA Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health |
Salim Safurdeen Abdool Karim FRSSAf FRS[2] is a South African epidemiologist and infectious diseases specialist. He was involved in the CAPRISA 004 study.[3] He is a father and is married to Quarraisha Abdool Karim whom he has worked with in research.[4] He is a recipient of the TWAS Prize (2008),[5] the most prestigious scientific award in Africa, the Kwame Nkrumah Continental Scientific Award,[2] as well as the Reebok Human Rights Award, the Olusegun Obasanjo Prize, and other honors. Abdool Karim is a professor at both the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa and Columbia University in the United States. In 2020 he received jointly with his wife Quarraisha Abdool Karim the Canada Gairdner Global Health Award.[6]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Karim was chosen to lead a 45-person Ministerial Advisory Committee. The committee was intended to guide the South African government's response to the pandemic, and included several other medical experts.[7]
Organisations
- fellow of the Academy of Science of South Africa
- fellow of the African Academy of Sciences
- fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology
- foreign associate of the United States Institute of Medicine
- fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
- former President of the South African Medical Research Council
- fellow of The World Academy of Sciences
- member of the United States National Academy of Medicine
- fellow of the Royal Society[2]
References
- ^ Karim, Q.A.; Karim, S.S.A.; Frolich, J.A.; et al. (2010). "Effectiveness and Safety of Tenofovir Gel, an Antiretroviral Microbicide, for the Prevention of HIV Infection in Women". Science. 329 (5996): 1168–1174. doi:10.1126/science.1193748. JSTOR 40803050. PMC 3001187. PMID 20643915.
- ^ a b c "SA professor enters ranks of Royal elite". Mail & Guardian Online. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ UKZN. "CAPRISA Trial Scoops USAID Award "Breakthrough Microbicide Gel Prevents HIV and Herpes in Women" Archived 29 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 31 January 2014. Retrieved on 27 September 2014.
- ^ @City_Press, South Africa. "100 World Class South Africans: Salim and Quarraisha Abdool Karim" Archived 13 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine, City Press, Pretoria, Unknown date ~2013. Retrieved on 23 August 2014.
- ^ "Prizes and Awards". The World Academy of Sciences. 2016.
- ^ Canada Gairdner Global Health Award 2020
- ^ Evans, Sarah. "Leading the charge: World-class scientist heads SA's Covid-19 response". News24. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ CAPRISA. "Eminent Scientist recognised for Exceptional Contribution to Science" Archived 4 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine, CAPRISA - NEWS & EVENTS, Durban, 2014. Retrieved on 27 September 2014.
External links
- Salim Abdool Karim publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Publications by Salim Abdool Karim at ResearchGate
- Living people
- South African medical researchers
- 1960 births
- South African academics
- University of Natal alumni
- Fellows of the Royal Society of South Africa
- Fellows of the Royal Society
- TWAS laureates
- Fellows of the African Academy of Sciences
- South African epidemiologists
- People from eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
- University of KwaZulu-Natal faculty
- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health alumni
- South African people of Indian descent
- John Maddox Prize recipients