Researchers/Supervisors
Jaclyn Mann
University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) Durban, South Africa
Jaclyn Mann is a Senior Lecturer and researcher in the HIV Pathogenesis Programme (HPP) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in Durban, South Africa where she also completed her PhD in Virology.
Her research focuses on HIV evolution and function, particularly how immune-driven mutations affect viral replication capacity. She also studies differences in HIV protein function across subtypes to better understand variation in subtype prevalence and transmission dynamics.
She was awarded a Future Leaders – African Independent Research (FLAIR) fellowship from the Royal Society and the African Academy of Sciences, through which she investigates HIV variants within viral reservoirs that contribute to the persistence of infection and present a major barrier to HIV cure strategies.