Boghuma Kabisen Titanji is a Cameroonian medical doctor and clinical researcher. She is an expert on HIV drug resistant viruses.[1]
Boghuma Kabisen Titanji | |
|---|---|
| Born | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| Alma mater | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine University College London |
| Awards | Commonwealth Scholarship British Broadcasting Corporation's list of the "100 Women Changing the World" |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Emory University School of Medicine |
Education and work
editBoghuma Kabisen Titanji, clinically trained in Cameroon, received her MSc and DTM&H in Tropical Medicine and International Health from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in 2010[2] and a PhD in Infectious Diseases studying HIV-1 cell-to-cell spread and Antiretroviral therapy drug resistance from University College London in 2014.[3] Titanji's work focuses on the mechanisms of HIV transmission and antiretroviral drug resistance. In May 2012, she gave a TED Talk on the ethics of medical research in Africa.[4]
Recognition and awards
edit- 2012: Titanji was awarded a Commonwealth Scholarship[5]
- 2014: Titanji was named one of the BBC 100 Women for her work on the advancement of ethically sound research[6]
Selected publications
edit- Titanji, Boghuma Kabisen; Pillay, Deenan; Jolly, Clare (1 April 2017). "Combination antiretroviral therapy and cell–cell spread of wild-type and drug-resistant human immunodeficiency virus-1". Journal of General Virology. 98 (4): 821–834. doi:10.1099/jgv.0.000728. ISSN 0022-1317. PMC 5657029. PMID 28141491.
- Titanji, Boghuma Kabisen; Aasa-Chapman, Marlen; Pillay, Deenan; Jolly, Clare (December 2013). "Protease inhibitors effectively block cell-to-cell spread of HIV-1 between T cells". Retrovirology. 10 (1): 161. doi:10.1186/1742-4690-10-161. ISSN 1742-4690. PMC 3877983. PMID 24364896.
References
edit- ^ "Jolly Lab - Members". UCL. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016.
- ^ The Use of Benznidazole in Treating Chagas' Disease at the Non-vector Transmitted Region : A Literature Review and Study Design (2010). Web.
- ^ "UCL Jolly Lab Members". Archived from the original on 11 June 2016.
- ^ "The Ethical Riddles In HIV Research". Ted Talks. 10 January 2013.
- ^ "Scholar gives TED talk of the day". Commonwealth Scholarship. 11 January 2013. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Who are the 100 Women 2014?". 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2019.