Cheryl Baxter

Cheryl Baxter is Head of Scientific Research Support at the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) at Stellenbosch University and Research Associate at the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA). Prior to joining CERI, her research focused on clinical trials for HIV prevention, specifically strategies to reduce HIV acquisition among young women and issues related to sexual and reproductive health. She is currently project manager for several projects, including the Genomic Surveillance to Control Pathogen Infections in Africa (GenPath Africa) project that aims to apply genomic epidemiology to guide the public health response, the DSI Africa project that uses big data to elucidate the clinical and epidemiological interactions between COVID-19 and HIV and is part of the steering committee of the Climate Amplified Diseases and Epidemics (CLIMADE) Consortium that is assessing the impact of climate change on epidemics.