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Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Medicine
Department of Immunology

Cassol, SA

BSc(Hons); MSc(Biochemistry); PhD (histology); Post Doctorate (Oncology/Haematology) - Professor

NRF Rating: B2

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Contact Details:

Telephone number: 319-2161
Fax number: 323-0732
E-mail address: sharon.cassol@up.ac.za

Research Interests:

HIV-1 drug resistance/clinical trials/efficacy of novel antiretrovirals

HIV-1 mucosal pathogenesis

Research Output:

Research articles in refereed specialist journals:

Mosam A, Hurkchand HP, Cassol E, Page T, Cassol SA, Bodasing U, Aboobaker J, Dawood H, Friedland GH, Coovadia HM: 2008. Characteristics of HIV-1-associated Kaposi’s sarcoma among women and men in South Africa. International Journal of STD & AIDS, 19 (6), pp 400-405.

Beck IA, Crowell C, Kittoe R, Bredell HMS, Machaba M, Williamson C, Janssens W, Jallow S, van der Groen G, Shao Y, Jacob M, Samuel NM, Lorenzana de Rivera I, Ngo-Giang Huong N, Cassol SA, Alemnji G, Frenkel L: 2008. Optimization of the Oligonucleotide Ligation Assay, a Rapid and inexpensive Test for Detection of HIV-1 Drug Resistance Mutations, for Non-North American Variants. JAIDS-Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 48 (4) / Aug, pp 418-427.

 

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