Lishomwa C. Ndhlovu

Appointed to Weill Cornell Medicine in 2019 as Professor of Immunology in Medicine and Neuroscience, Dr. Ndhlovu has served on the Company’s Scientific Advisory Board since July 2020. Before joining Weill Cornell Medicine, Dr. Ndhlovu was a Professor at the University of Hawaii from 2011 to 2019, where he retains an adjunct appointment. As Co-leader of the $26.5 million NIH—Martin Delaney Collaboratory for HIV Cure “HOPE.”, he is a recognized expert in basic and complex immunology and immunotherapy research. He has focused much of his work on confronting the challenges of HIV and aging, addressing molecular mechanism of HIV and COVID-19 pathogenesis, complications and persistence. Dr. Ndhlovu received his M.D. from the University of Zambia and his Ph.D. from Tohoku University in Japan and is an elected Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology. He brings a deep understanding of the central nervous system aspects of HIV and research expertise in major arenas in which the Company is conducting clinical trials of its drug product candidate.