CENTRE FOR THE AIDS PROGRAMME OF RESEARCH IN SOUTH AFRICA

Abdool Karims named in City Press list of 100 world class South Africans
Professors Salim and Quarraisha Abdool Karim were featured in the inaugural City Press supplement in celebration of 100 inspirational South Africans, who have achieved world class success in the arts, sciences, business, design, civil society and sport. Launched on Freedom Day—the national holiday that marks South Africa’s first non-racial elections—the supplement will be published annually.

MEDIA STATEMENT: Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim awarded the Order of the Mapungubwe
Durban, 26 April 2013 - Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Associate Scientific Director of CAPRISA (Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa) is being bestowed with the Order of Mapungubwe: Bronze by the South African State President on Freedom Day (27 April 2013) in recognition of her “outstanding work in the field of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis research and health policy development.” The Order of Mapungubwe is South Africa’s highest honour.

Professor Salim Abdool Karim becomes a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology
On 11 March 2013, the American Academy of Microbiology announced that Professor Salim Abdool Karim had been elected to Fellowship of the Academy along with 86 microbiologists from around the world.