Chief Executive Officer: South Africa
Prof Vinodh Edward
Dr Vinodh Edward has been a basic sciences researcher involved in clinical trials management for 20 years. He is a registered professional natural scientist, which allows him to have a broad focus in the biological sciences. He understands working with various donors and delivering various projects simultaneously.
He recently held the position of Regional Chief Operating Officer for Health Research, where he led one of the largest and most diverse teams in South Africa, which focuses on TB and HIV, with sites in Klerksdorp, Tembisa, Rustenburg and Welkom.
He is currently the Principal Investigator for IAVI Protocol B – A prospective observational study to determine HIV incidence in preparation for future preventive HIV vaccine clinical trials and IAVI Protocol C – A prospective, observational, multi-center study to evaluate laboratory, clinical, immunologic and viral markers of disease progression in recently HIV-infected volunteers.
Prof Edward was recently appointed Honourary Associate Professor at the College of Health Sciences at in the University of KwaZulu-Natal and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Environmental Health Sciences Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Prof Edward holds a Bachelor of Science Degree with majors in Microbiology and Physiology as well as a Doctor of Technology Degree in Biotechnology. He has published in the areas of basic sciences and clinical research.
Journal Articles
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Makkan, H., Maenetje, P., Chetty-Makkan, C.M., Muchiri, E., Latka, M.H., Edward, V.A., Price, M.A., Omosa-Manyonyi, G. and Lindan, C., 2022. Attitudes Toward Gender-Based Violence Among Sexually Active Adult Men at High Risk for HIV in Rustenburg, South Africa. American journal of men's health, 16(3), p.15579883221106331.
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Wallis, R.S., Ginindza, S., Beattie, T., Arjun, N., Likoti, M., Sebe, M., Edward, V.A., Rassool, M., Ahmed, K., Fielding, K. and Ahidjo, B.A., 2022. Lung and blood early biomarkers for host-directed tuberculosis therapies: Secondary outcome measures from a randomized controlled trial. Plos one, 17(2), p.e0252097.
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Wallis, R.S., Ginindza, S., Beattie, T., Arjun, N., Likoti, M., Sebe, M., Edward, V.A., Rassool, M., Ahmed, K., Fielding, K. and Ahidjo, B.A., 2022. Lung and blood early biomarkers for host-directed tuberculosis therapies: Secondary outcome measures from a randomized controlled trial. Plos one, 17(2), p.e0252097.
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Duma, Z., Chuturgoon, A.A., Ramsuran, V., Edward, V., Naidoo, P., Mpaka-Mbatha, M.N., Bhengu, K.N., Nembe, N., Pillay, R., Singh, R. and Mkhize-Kwitshana, Z.L., 2022. The challenges of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing in low-middle income countries and possible cost-effective measures in resource-limited settings. Globalization and Health, 18(1), pp.1-10.
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Wallis, R.S., Ginindza, S., Beattie, T., Arjun, N., Sebe, M., Likoti, M., Edward, V.A., Rassool, M., Ahmed, K., Fielding, K. and Ahidjo, B.A., 2021. Adjunctive host-directed therapies for pulmonary tuberculosis: a prospective, open-label, phase 2, randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.
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Dees, J., Philip, N., Lind, M., Ahmed, K., Batting, J., Beksinska, M., Edward, V.A., Louw, C.E., Onono, M., Palanee-Phillips, T. and Smit, J.A., 2020. Sexually transmitted infections among women randomised to depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, a copper intrauterine device or a levonorgestrel implant. Sexually Transmitted Infections.
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Price, M.A., Kilembe, W., Ruzagira, E., Karita, E., Inambao, M., Sanders, E.J., Anzala, O., Allen, S., Edward, V.A., Kaleebu, P. and Fast, P.E., 2021. Cohort Profile: IAVI’s HIV epidemiology and early infection cohort studies in Africa to support vaccine discovery. International Journal of Epidemiology, 50(1), pp.29-30.
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Price, M. A., Rida, W., Kilembe, W., Karita, E., Inambao, M., Ruzagira, E., Kamali, A., Sanders, E. J., Anzala, O., Hunter, E., Allen, S., Edward, V. A., Wall, K. M., Tang, J., Fast, P. E., Kaleebu, P., Lakhi, S., Mutua, G., Bekker, L. G., Abu-Baker, G., … Gilmour, J. (2019). Control of the HIV-1 Load Varies by Viral Subtype in a Large Cohort of African Adults With Incident HIV-1 Infection. The Journal of infectious diseases, 220(3), 432–441.
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Maenetje, P., Lindan, C., Makkan, H., Chetty-Makkan, C.M., Latka, M.H., Charalambous, S., Mlotshwa, M., Malefo, M., Brumskine, W., Hills, N.K., Price, M.A., and Edward, V., 2019. HIV incidence and predictors of inconsistent condom use among adult men enrolled into an HIV vaccine preparedness study, Rustenburg, South Africa. PloS one, 14(4), p.e0214786.
