Carlo is  EPIICAL’s Project Coordinator. He a full Professor of Paediatrics at the Department for Woman’s and Child’s Health of the University of Padova, Director of the PhD Course in Developmental Medicine and Health Planning Sciences and President of Fondazione Penta.

Lionel is a member of EPIICAL’s the Scientific Committee. He is currently leading the development of paediatric medicines at ViiV Healthcare.

Mark is a Board of Director in EPIICAL. He is an emeritus Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health at Stellenbosch University and a specialist in paediatric infectious diseases.

Paolo is a Scientific Coordinator in EPIICAL. He is an Immunologist, a Full Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Rome Tor Vergata and Director of the Academic Department Paediatrics at the Children’s Hospital Bambino Gesù in Rome, Italy.

Philip is a member of EPIICAL’s  Scientific Committee. He is a Professor of Immunology and Consultant Paediatrician at the University of Oxford in UK.  His work is focused on the HIV epidemic in South Africa through long-term links at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, CAPRISA and the African Health Research Institute (AHRI) in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.

Sherene is a Board of Director in EPIICAL. She is a physician and epidemiologist and is currently VP, Head of Global Clinical Development, R&D at ViiV Healthcare.

Trevor is a Board of Director in EPIICAL.  He is a pharmacist and pharmacologist by training with over 30 years of leadership in R&D, Medical Affairs, Scientific Communications, Scientific Licensing and Alliance Management.  He is currently VP and Head of Business Development/Scientific Licensing and Alliance Management for ViiV Healthcare.

Alfredo is an immunologist and in EPIICAL he is the coordinator of the EARTH study in charge of the clinical aspects of the protocol, oversight of the scientific output, and coordination with the virology and immunology working groups. He also works closely with the coordinators of the Clinical Working Group and with the data and statistics group in WP4.

Almoustapha is a Professor of molecular virology at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sciences Techniques and Technologies of Bamako in Mali and the Director of the Department of Medical Biology at Gabriel Toure teaching hospital in Bamako. In EPIICAL he is the site PI of EARTH and CARMA Global studies in Mali.

Anita is a Full Professor of General Pathology , School of Medicine, University of Padova, and head of Viral Oncology Unit and HIV/AIDS Laboratory. In EPIICAL, Anita’s team contributes to the design and implementation of the viro-immuniological studies within the consortium.

Avy is a Research Clinician and Paediatrician. In EPIICAL shes oversees all the clinical aspects at the Soweto site.

Dr Caroline Foster is a Consultant in Adolescent HIV and Infectious Diseases at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Current research studies include the long term outcomes for adults born with HIV and the characterisation of the latent reservoir. Research and guideline development includes BHIVA, CHIVA, HYPNET, CHIPS, AALPHI, PENTA, EPIICAL and UNICEF. In EPIICAL she is the CARMA Cohort Lead.

Denise is the Scientific Director and Research professor at ISGlobal. She is an internationally recognised researcher in clinical immunology and epidemiology of viral infections, particularly in Measles and HIV.

Duccio is the President of the Fondazione per la ricerca farmacologica Gianni Benzi onlus.

Elisa is a Paediatrician and an Assistant Research Professor at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health, ISGlobal in Barcelona, Spain, where she leads several studies focused on paediatric tuberculosis, HIV and COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa. In EPIICAL she is a Principle Investigator in the EARTH study.

Holly is a Senior Research Scientist in the GenOmics, Bioinformatics, and Translational Research Center at RTI International. She conducts social and behavioural research in EPIICAL studies

Katherine is a physician-scientist focused on improving health through scientific investigation, translation of discoveries to the clinic, and training the next generation of scientists. Her research program focuses on understanding viral and host factors that result in persistent viral (HIV-1, EBV) infections in children and adolescents.

Kennedy is a Biostatistician. In EPIICAL he currently serves as the statistician for CARMA global and oversees all data issues for the EPIICAL project at the Soweto site.

Louise is a Professor of Epidemiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York and a scientific partner on EPIICAL studies as the EARTH & CARMA Global Cohort Lead

Maria is the Deputy Director for Mother and Child Health at Fundação Ariel Glaser contra o SIDA Pediatrico in Mozambique. She has an extensive experience in clinical practice attending HIV exposed and infected infants, children and adolescents. In EPIICAL she is a Principle Investigator in EARTH & CARMA GLOBAL studies.

Mathias is a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, and an infectious disease physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He is the leader of the virology platform of the EPIICAL consortium.

Nicola is a paediatric immunologist at  Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù. He is actively involved in both clinical and research activities of the Research Unit in Perinatal infection.

Nigel is a Professor of Infection and Immunity, UCL, Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, and Paediatric Lead for the WT Africa Health Research Institute, KZN. In EPIICAL he is a Principle Investigator in CARMA, EARTH & CARMA GLOBAL studies.

Ofer Levy MD, PhD is Director of the Precision Vaccines Program (PVP) at Boston Children’s Hospital, Professor of Paediatrics at Harvard Medical School, and a collaborator on EPIICAL research projects for which he and his PVP colleagues contribute to biomarker discovery, data management, analysis and manuscript writing.

Pablo is a Paediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist at Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain and an Associate Professor of Complutense University, Madrid, Spain. In EPIICAL he is the cohort lead of the EARTH study.

Paolo is a paediatric immunologist at the Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù. Head of the perinatal and congenital Infectious Diseases. Leader of the Immunology platform in the EPIICAL project. Co-PI of the HVRRICANE study.

Paula is a paediatrican. She is currenlty also Fundação Ariel’s Executive Director. She participated in the WHO Paediatric Working Group for the HIV Guidelines and is currently part of the EPIICAL team as a Principle Investigator in EARTH & CARMA GLOBAL studies

Sara is a biomedical PHD statistician with extensive virology knowledge and experience implementing advanced statistical models in the development of predictive models.

Savita Pahwa is a physician scientist, Paediatrician, and Immunologist at the University of Miami School of Medicine in FL, USA. Savita is a co- leader of the Immunology Work Package 2 in EPIICAL. She is responsible for the design and implementation of immunologic studies in clinical cohorts and clinical trials being conducted in EPIICAL.

Tacilta Nhampossa is a Paediatrician, master in Public Health and doctorate in Medicine. Coordinator of the maternal child health research area at Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça. In EPIICAL she is a Principle Investigator in EARTH & CARMA GLOBAL studies.

Vincent is a Doctor of medicine trained in clinical virology and oncology, head of ANRS clinical virology (national agency for AIDS research) and Director of the Department of virology of Sorbonne University hospitals.

Annalisa is a researcher at Gianni Benzi Pharmacological Research Foundation (FGB) in Bari, Italy. In EPIICAL she is involved in the scientific, ethical and regulatory activities particularly related to clinical studies, data protection and confidentiality, plan and management of patient registries and medicine database management, health data and accessibility issues.

Andrea is a Data Manager. He has participated in the creation of the REDCap data collection tools and is managing the access of users to the platform, helping with data transfers and solving data-related issues.

Carla is a Scientific Project Manager. She joined EPIICAL because she firmly believes that unity is strength. EPIICAL is a multidisciplinary consortium that brings together different skills and knowledge. Together we will make our goal possible, improving the quality of life of children with HIV!

Daniel is the EPIICAL Senior Finance  Manager. He has been managing the financial aspects of the project since its start, providing administrative support, taking care of the financial reporting and budgeting activities with the involved Institutions and the funder.

Federica is the EPIICAL Clinical Project Manager.
She is responsible for the management of EPIICAL clinical studies, providing oversight on budgets, contracts, and ethical aspects. She is in close contact with the clinical sites to support them in conducting EPIICAL clinical studies.

Francesca is the EPIICAL Senior Communications Manager. She has promised to dedicate all her efforts to the visibility of EPIICAL, because she believes that the passion and dedication of the EPIICAL team to a cure for paediatric HIV is a matter of social justice

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Inger is a Senior Project Manager working in projects involving Paediatric HIV research. She has a strong background in the field of Public Health and International Medical Research Administration.

Musa is a Communications Specialist. In EPIICAL she coordinates the communication of project activities.

Silvia is Legal Affairs Manager at Penta. She has been involved in the activities related to clinical studies conducted under the project, providing legal assistance in drafting and negotiating contracts to ensure compliance with data protection obligations.

Silvia is the EPIICAL Senior Legal  Manager. She has been coordinating the project since its start, providing oversight, taking care of the relations and contracts with the involved people, the Institutions and the funder.

As Project Legal Associate Manager, Will is involved in EPIICAL activities through legal and contractual support with special focus on the implementation of study-related activities.