Leabaneng Tawe

Designation:

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Department:

Research and Graduate Studies

University:

University of Botswana

Country:

Botswana

Email:

tleabaneng@yahoo.com

Journal Associated: Journal of Vaccines and Immunology Biography:

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Botswana, Gaborone, August 2021-Present

• Senior Consultant (Covid-19), Botswana Harvard AIDS Partnership, Gaborone, March 2020-Present

• Mentor/Advisory (Undergraduate Students), University of Botswana, Gaborone, January 2017-Present

• Research Laboratory Scientist, Botswana-UPenn Partnership, Gaborone, February 2015- July 2021

• Intern, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, January 2013- July 2013

• Research Laboratory Assistant, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, October 2012- December 2013

Research Interest: Pharmacokinetics/genomics in HIV and Malaria, HIV infection on the distribution of human papillomavirus genotypes, Pathogenesis of persistent cervicovaginal infections of oncogenic HPV genotypes, Host epigenetic changes associated with cervical cancer progression, Clinical trials work to improve meningitis outcomes in Botswana, Examining the utility of novel diagnostics to improve outcomes in HIV-associated meningitis patients, Molecular Surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum Drug Resistance Markers and Plasmodium falciparum multi drug resistance gene 1 mutations in symptomatic patients.

Grants: Identification of differential expression of host genes in cervical cancer, U54-, U54, Co-PI and Graduate Student, 05/24/17-05/28/21 and Human papillomavirus infection in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women from Botswana and Kenya: HPV genetic variation by phylogenetic type. Project Leader, 2019 to 2021.