Press releases 14 July 2025 TWAS President Quarraisha Abdool Karim is a co-winner of the Virchow Prize for 2025 The internationally prestigious prize endowed with 500,000 euros, with a ceremony slated for 11 October 2025 > SEE MORE
Announcements 24 September 2024 TWAS Fellows Quarraisha and Salim S. Abdool Karim win the Lasker Award The pair will receive the award for their life-saving HIV/AIDS research, as well as accomplishments in science education, training, and outreach > SEE MORE
Twas in Action 16 November 2022 Una scienziata alla presidenza della TWAS Quarraisha Abdool Karim, esperta sudafricana di HIV, è la settima Presidente della TWAS > SEE MORE
Press releases 14 November 2022 TWAS Fellows elect new Council led by President Abdool Karim Quarraisha Abdool Karim, a world-leading AIDS researcher from South Africa, will serve as the seventh President of UNESCO-TWAS > SEE MORE
Twas in Action 18 November 2020 COVID-19 and South Africa: communication is key Quick enactment of safety measures and unceasing efforts in past research on HIV helped South Africa contain the early SARS-CoV-2 infection. > SEE MORE