She heads the Mucosal STI and HIV laboratory in the Division of Medical Virology at the University of Cape Town. Jo-Ann also heads the Mucosal Immunology program at CAPRISA, Durban. Her research focuses on studying genital tract adaptive and innate immune responses associated with protection from or susceptibility to sexually transmitted viral diseases including HPV and HIV. Identifying women at risk for HIV infection, development of POC tools to screen for HIV risk, and the role of PreP in HIV protection also forms an important focus of research in this group. Jo-Ann has published over 80 papers on mucosal immune responses to HIV, HPV and identified mucosal factors predicting HIV risk. Email: jo-ann.passmore@uct.ac.za