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]
Penelope Moore | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 April 1975 |
| 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 |
Education and work
editMoore 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]
Recognition
editIn 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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Penny Moore". The Conversation. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ a b The University of the Witwatersrand. "Wits University". Penelope.Moore@wits.ac.za. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Penny Moore - Senior Scientist - NICD". LinkedIn. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Professor Penny Moore PhD | SANTHE". www.santheafrica.org. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "South African health experts have identified a new lineage of SARS-CoV-2: what's known so far". University of Pretoria. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Callaway, Ewen (25 November 2021). "Heavily mutated coronavirus variant puts scientists on alert". Nature. 600 (7887): 21. doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03552-w. PMID 34824381. S2CID 244660616.
- ^ a b c "Professor Penny Moore received a Silver Medal from SAMRC". NICD. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Annual Report - Director's Report" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Who are the founding members?". The Mail & Guardian. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Wits Research Matters" (PDF). University of the Witwatersrand. p. 32.
- ^ "SAMRC to honour distinguished scientists at a 50th Gala Event". UCT Lung Institute. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "MEMBERS". SAYAS. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
External links
edit- Penny Moore publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Publications by Penny Moore at ResearchGate
- Dr. Penny Moore: SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Vaccination in South Africa on YouTube
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