Maggie Lyimo

This fall, I began my fourth year in the Molecular, Cellular and Systems Physiology Phd programme. I have developed my thesis project, with my mentors Ruth Connor and Alexandra Howell, in the area of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. The proposed work will determine how protective factors in breast milk inhibit cell-free and cell-associated HIV-1. Transmission of HIV-1 through breast milk is a major public health concern especially in developing countries where HIV-infected women have limited access to anti-retroviral treatment and/or safe alternatives to breast feeding. This study will provide a better understanding of the mechanisms by which breast milk confers protection against oral transmission of the virus to the infant during breastfeeding.

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