Prof. Penny Moore is the South African Research Chair of Virus-Host Dynamics and Research Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand and the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD). She holds a joint appointment as CAPRISA Honorary Senior Scientist in Virus-Host Dynamics at the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research (CAPRISA), University of Kwazulu-Natal and is Adjunct Member of the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM) at the University of Cape Town. She directs a team of more than 15 scientists and 10 postgraduate students who work in the field of HIV and SARS-CoV-2 vaccine discovery, combining Virology, Immunology and Bioinformatics. She has contributed towards more than 130 papers, focusing predominantly on HIV and SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies and their interplay with the evolving virus. Moore has an H-factor of 38 and a NRF B1 rating. She has a very strong focus on mentorship and capacity development, and supervises several postgraduate students and post-doctoral fellows within her lab and across other institutes.

Unit Director: Prof Penny Moore
1 Modderfontein Road, Sandringham
Johannesburg, 2131
Tel: 011 386 6362
Mobile number: 0727244501
Email: pennym@nicd.ac.za