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  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Pontiano Kaleebu is affiliated with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom. Their research work primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with a strong emphasis on Infectious Diseases, Virology, and Epidemiology. Molecular Biology and Immunology also represent significant areas within their research focus.

The main topics explored by Pontiano Kaleebu include HIV Research and Treatment, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment. Additional areas of interest cover Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, studies of Viral Infections and Outbreaks, and the intersection of HIV, Drug Use, and Sexual Risk.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Global Effect of Modifiable Risk Factors on Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality, 2023, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern Omicron (B.1.1.529) - highlights Africa's research capabilities, but exposes major knowledge gaps, inequities of vaccine distribution, inadequacies in global COVID-19 response and control efforts, 2021, International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Efficacy and safety of dolutegravir or darunavir in combination with lamivudine plus either zidovudine or tenofovir for second-line treatment of HIV infection (NADIA): week 96 results from a prospective, multicentre, open-label, factorial, randomised, non-inferiority trial, 2022, The Lancet HIV
  • Uganda's experience in Ebola virus disease outbreak preparedness, 2018-2019, 2020, Globalization and Health
  • Field evaluation of the performance of a SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid diagnostic test in Uganda using nasopharyngeal samples, 2020, International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Frequent co-authors in Pontiano Kaleebu's work include Jennifer Serwanga, Deogratius Ssemwanga, Emily L. Webb, Janet Seeley, and Alison M. Elliott.

The scientist commonly publishes in several venues, including bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Frontiers in Immunology, SSRN Electronic Journal, International Journal of Infectious Diseases, and Viruses.

Pontiano Kaleebu has been recognized as a Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits

    Ji Chen;Ji Chen;Cassandra N. Spracklen;Cassandra N. Spracklen;Gaëlle Marenne;Gaëlle Marenne;Arushi Varshney

  • HIV-1 drug resistance before initiation or re-initiation of first-line antiretroviral therapy in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis

    Ravindra K Gupta;John Gregson;Neil Parkin;Hiwot Haile-Selassie

  • Global and regional molecular epidemiology of HIV-1, 1990–2015: a systematic review, global survey, and trend analysis

    Joris Hemelaar;Ramyiadarsini Elangovan;Jason Yun;Leslie Dickson-Tetteh

  • Effect of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Type 1 Envelope Subtypes A and D on Disease Progression in a Large Cohort of HIV-1—Positive Persons in Uganda

    Pontiano Kaleebu;Pontiano Kaleebu;Neil French;Cedric Mahe;David Yirrell

  • HIV subtype diversity worldwide.

    Nicholas Bbosa;Pontiano Kaleebu;Pontiano Kaleebu;Deogratius Ssemwanga;Deogratius Ssemwanga

  • Global epidemiology of drug resistance after failure of WHO recommended first-line regimens for adult HIV-1 infection: a multicentre retrospective cohort study

    John Gregson;Michele Tang;Nicaise Ndembi;Raph L Hamers

  • Short-course antiretroviral therapy in primary HIV infection.

    S Fidler;K Porter;F Ewings

  • Geographic and temporal trends in the molecular epidemiology and genetic mechanisms of transmitted HIV-1 drug resistance: an individual-patient- and sequence-level meta-analysis

    Soo Yon Rhee;Jose Luis Blanco;Michael R. Jordan;Jonathan Taylor

  • Immune activation alters cellular and humoral responses to yellow fever 17D vaccine

    Enoch Muyanja;Aloysius Ssemaganda;Pearline Ngauv;Rafael Cubas

  • Association of HIV and ART with cardiometabolic traits in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    David G Dillon;David G Dillon;Deepti Gurdasani;Deepti Gurdasani;Johanna Riha;Johanna Riha;Kenneth Ekoru;Kenneth Ekoru

  • Randomised controlled trials for Ebola: practical and ethical issues

    Clement Adebamowo;Oumou Bah-Sow;Fred Binka;Roberto Bruzzone

  • A year of genomic surveillance reveals how the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic unfolded in Africa.

    Eduan Wilkinson;Eduan Wilkinson;Marta Giovanetti;Marta Giovanetti;Houriiyah Tegally;James E. San

  • CLSI-derived hematology and biochemistry reference intervals for healthy adults in eastern and southern Africa

    Etienne Karita;Nzeera Ketter;Matt A. Price;Kayitesi Kayitenkore

  • HIV and syphilis prevalence and associated risk factors among fishing communities of Lake Victoria, Uganda.

    Gershim Asiki;Juliet Mpendo;Andrew Abaasa;Collins Agaba

  • High HIV incidence and socio-behavioral risk patterns in fishing communities on the shores of Lake Victoria, Uganda.

    Janet Seeley;Jessica Nakiyingi-Miiro;Anatoli Kamali;Juliet Mpendo

  • Emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern Omicron (B.1.1.529) - highlights Africa's research capabilities, but exposes major knowledge gaps, inequities of vaccine distribution, inadequacies in global COVID-19 response and control efforts

    Eskild Petersen;Francine Ntoumi;David S Hui;Aisha Abubakar

  • Relationship between HIV-1 Env subtypes A and D and disease progression in a rural Ugandan cohort.

    Pontiano Kaleebu;Amanda Ross;Dilys Morgan;David Yirrell

  • Virological response to a triple nucleoside/nucleotide analogue regimen over 48 weeks in HIV-1-infected adults in Africa

    P. Kaleebu;D. Pillay;A. S. Walker;V. Robertson

  • Safety and Immunogenicity of a 2-Dose Heterologous Vaccination Regimen With Ad26.ZEBOV and MVA-BN-Filo Ebola Vaccines: 12-Month Data From a Phase 1 Randomized Clinical Trial in Uganda and Tanzania.

    Zacchaeus Anywaine;Hilary Whitworth;Hilary Whitworth;Pontiano Kaleebu;George Praygod

  • Adenovirus-Based Vaccines: Comparison of Vectors from Three Species of Adenoviridae

    H. Chen;Z. Q. Xiang;Y. Li;R. K. Kurupati

  • A KIR B centromeric region present in Africans but not Europeans protects pregnant women from pre-eclampsia

    Annettee Nakimuli;Olympe Anne Chazara;Susan E Hiby;Lydia Farrell

  • Neutralization serotypes of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 field isolates are not predicted by genetic subtype. The WHO Network for HIV Isolation and Characterization.

    J Weber;E M Fenyö;S Beddows;P Kaleebu

  • Transmitted HIV type 1 drug resistance among individuals with recent HIV infection in East and Southern Africa.

    Matt A. Price;Carole L. Wallis;Shabir Lakhi;Etienne Karita

  • Efficacy and safety of dolutegravir or darunavir in combination with lamivudine plus either zidovudine or tenofovir for second-line treatment of HIV infection (NADIA): week 96 results from a prospective, multicentre, open-label, factorial, randomised, non-inferiority trial.

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  • The Glutamine-rich Region of the HIV-1 Tat Protein Is Involved in T-cell Apoptosis

    Grant R. Campbell;Eddy Pasquier;Jennifer Watkins;Veronique Bourgarel-Rey

  • A year of genomic surveillance reveals how the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic unfolded in Africa

    Eduan Wilkinson;Marta Giovanetti;Marta Giovanetti;Houriiyah Tegally;James E San

Frequent Co-Authors

Janet Seeley
Janet Seeley London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Matthew Price
Matthew Price University of Vermont
Deenan Pillay
Deenan Pillay University College London
Alison M. Elliott
Alison M. Elliott London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Anatoli Kamali
Anatoli Kamali International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
Heiner Grosskurth
Heiner Grosskurth University of London
James A. G. Whitworth
James A. G. Whitworth London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Charles F. Gilks
Charles F. Gilks University of Queensland
Eduard J. Sanders
Eduard J. Sanders University of Oxford
Cissy Kityo
Cissy Kityo Joint Clinical Research Centre

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