Fellows
Aurélie Kifack Zetang
SANTHE PhD Fellow
Centre de Recherche en Maladies Émergentes et Réémergentes (CREMER)/Institut de Recherches Médicales et d’Études des Plantes Médicinales (IMPM),
Yaoundé, Cameroon
Aurélie Bernadette Laure Kifack Zetang holds a Master of Science from the University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon, and a second Master’s degree in Public Health, specialising in Community Health, completed through the SANTHE Fellowship. Her earlier research focused on the genetic diversity of HIV-1, particularly non-M variants and M+O dual infections.
She is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban through the HIV Pathogenesis Programme (HPP), supported by an HPP Fellowship. Her doctoral research focuses on understanding HIV-1 subtype C integration site selection, contributing to a better understanding of HIV persistence and potential cure strategies.