Rate My Professor Shabir Madhi

Professor Madhi serves as Director of the South African Medical Research Council Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit (VIDA) and as co-Director of the African Leadership Initiative for Vaccinology Expertise (ALIVE). He previously served as Executive Director of the National Institute for Communicable Diseases from 2011 to 2017. His research focuses on vaccines against respiratory pathogens, including pneumococcal conjugate vaccines, rotavirus vaccines, influenza vaccines in pregnant women, and COVID-19 vaccines; he led the first COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials conducted in Africa. He is an A-rated scientist by the National Research Foundation and has authored or co-authored more than 350 peer-reviewed publications. Among his honors are the South African Medical Research Council Platinum Medal for lifetime achievement, the Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) awarded in 2023, and the Sabin Gold Medal in 2024. He has held leadership roles including chair of South Africa’s National Advisory Group on Immunization and positions on World Health Organization committees related to vaccines and immunization.