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SHATHA OMAR

Dr Shatha Omar joined the Division of MBHG as a post-doctoral fellow in 2019. Her current research focuses on genetic characterization of NTM and their impact on macrophages during coinfection with M. tuberculosis. Shatha finished her Masters in 2008 determining the relationship between heat shock proteins (HSP's) and cell cycle regulator's proteins. She completed her PhD at the University of Cape Town, assessing the relationship between in vivo viral outgrowth in HIV-1 subtype C dual-infected individuals and Env entry efficiency, and to identify functional determinants of viral fitness as​ novel targets for drug and vaccine design. ​