Selected relevant publications

11. Jaclyn K. Wright, Zabrina L. Brumme, Boris Julg, Mary van der Stok, Zenele Mncube, Xiaojiang Gao, Jonathan M. Carlson, Philip J.R. Goulder, Bruce D. Walker, Mark A. Brockman, Thumbi Ndung’u. Lack of association between HLA class II alleles and in vitro replication capacities of recombinant viruses encoding HIV-1 subtype C Gag-protease from chronically infected individuals. Journal of Virology 2012 Jan;86(2):1273-6. Epub 2011 Nov 16.

12. Henrik N. Kloverpris, Anette Stryhn, Mikkel Harndahl, Mary van der Stok, Rebecca P. Payne, Philippa C. Matthews, Fabian Chen, Lynn Riddell, Bruce D. Walker, Thumbi Ndung’u, Søren Buus and Philip Goulder. HLA-B*57 micropolymorphism shapes HLA allele-specific epitope immunogenicity, selection pressure and HIV immune control. Journal of Virology 2012 Jan;86(2):919-29. Epub 2011 Nov 16.

13. Ndlovu BG, Danaviah S, Moodley E, Ghebremichael M, Bland R, Viljoen J, Newell M-L, Ndung’u T, and Carr WH. Use of dried blood spots for the determination of genetic variation of IL-10, Killer immunoglobulin-like receptor and HLA class I genes. Tissue Antigens 2012 Feb;79(2):114-22. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2011.01807.x. Epub 2011 Nov 22.

14. Vanessa B. Kerry, Thumbi Ndung’u, Rochelle P. Walensky, Patrick T. Lee, V. Frederick I. B. Kayanja, and David R. Bangsberg. Managing the Demand for Global Health Education. PLoS Medicine Nov;8(11):e1001118. Epub 2011 Nov 8.

15. Dshanta D. Naicker, Bingxia Wang, Elena Losina, Jennifer Zupkosky, Susan Bryan, Shabashini Reddy, Manjeetha Jaggernath, Mammekwa Mokgoro, Philip J.R. Goulder, Daniel E. Kaufmann, Thumbi Ndung’u. Association of IL-10 Promoter Genetic Variants with the Rate of CD4 T-cell Loss, IL-10 Plasma Levels and Breadth of Cytotoxic T-Cell Lymphocyte Response during Chronic HIV-1 Infection. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2012 Jan;54(2):294-302. Epub 2011 Nov 18.

16. Raabya Rossenkhan, Vladimir Novitsky, Teresa K Sebunya, Jean Leidner, Jose E Hagan, Sikhulile Moyo, Laura Smeaton, Shahin Lockman, Rosemary Musonda, Thumbi Ndung’u, Simani Gaseitsiwe, Ibou Thior, Mompati Mmalane, Joseph Makhema, M. Essex, and Roger Shapiro. Infant Feeding Practices Were Not Associated with Breast Milk HIV-1 RNA Levels in a Randomized Clinical Trial in Botswana. AIDS and Behavior 2012 Jul;16(5):1260-4.

17. Vinod B Patel, Ravesh Singh, Cathy Connolly, Victoria Kasprowicz, Thumbi Ndung’u, Keertan Dheda. Comparative utility of cytokine levels and quantitative RD-1-specific T cell responses for the rapid immunodiagnosis of TB meningitis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2011 Nov;49(11):3971-6. Epub 2011 Aug 31.

18. Thumbi Ndung’u. TRIM E3 ligases in HIV-1 infection- can these intrinsic immunity factors be harnessed for novel antiviral strategies? Virulence 2011 Jul-Aug;2(4):360-6. Epub 2011 Jul 1. Review.

19. Taryn N. Green, Mohendran Archary, Michelle L. Gordon, Nagavelli Padayachi, Yolanda Lie, Elizabeth D. Anton, Jacqueline D. Reeves, Anneke Grobler, Raziya Bobat, Hoosen Coovadia and Thumbi Ndung'u. Drug Resistance and Coreceptor Usage in HIV-1 Subtype C Infected Children Initiating or Failing HAART in South Africa. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses 2011 Aug 5. [Epub ahead of print].

20. Victoria O Kasprowicz, Jessica E Mitchell, Shivan Chetty, Pamla Govender, Kuan-Hsiang Gary Huang, Helen A Fletcher, Daniel P Webster, Sebastian Brown, Anne Kasmar, Kerry Millington, Cheryl L Day, Nompumelelo Mkhwanazi, Cheryl McClurg, Fundisiwe Chonco, Ajit Lalvani, Bruce D Walker, Thumbi Ndung'u, Paul Klenerman. A molecular assay for sensitive detection of pathogen-specific T-cells. PLoS One 2011;6(8):e20606. Epub 2011 Aug 11.