Accelerating Vaccine Development in Africa: Lessons From HIV Research

Professor Nicaise Ndembi is Deputy Director General, Inaugural International Vaccine Institute (IVI) Regional Africa Office, and Head of Mission, IVI Rwanda.

He is currently Associate Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Prevention at the Institute of Human Virology (IHV), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA. Dr. Ndembi is a graduate of Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Department of Viral Infection and International Public Health, Japan and a Research Professor within the same Institution. He is a Principal Investigator on numerous grants including US National Health Institute/NIAID.

Through his leadership, a framework for Africa vaccine manufacturing was established. He has authored or co-authored over 300 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters in professional journals.