Dr. Ndung’u is the director for Basic and Translational Science at the Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) in Durban, South Africa, professor and Victor Daitz chair in HIV/TB Research at the Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, and professor of infectious diseases at University College London. He is the program director of the Sub-Saharan African Network for TB/HIV Research Excellence (SANTHE), a research and capacity building initiative funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the African Academy of Sciences, and the Wellcome Trust. He graduated with a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Nairobi, Kenya, and obtained a PhD in Biological Sciences in Public Health from Harvard University, United States. He is a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa and a fellow of the African Academy of Sciences. His research interests are host-pathogen interactions, particularly immune mechanisms of HIV and TB control. The ultimate goal of this work is the development of immune-based prophylactic or therapeutic strategies.