Dr Adriaan Eramus Basson is a Senior Lecturer in the HIV Pathogenesis Research Unit within the Department of Molecular Medicine and Haematology at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. He obtained his PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Johannesburg in 2005, where his researched focused on natural plant products with inhibitory activity against HIV-1 reverse transcriptase. While employed at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, his work shifted towards HIV drug resistance and antiviral therapy. In 2017, he joined the University of the Witwatersrand as a Lecturer in the Department of Molecular Medicine and Haematology. His research focuses on HIV-1 drug resistance, including pathways to resistance against novel antiretrovirals such as Lenacapavir, as well as the investigation of viral reservoirs in hard-to-reach tissue compartments. He also collaborates, both locally and internationally, on studies aimed at screening and characterizing new antiretroviral compounds for anti-HIV efficacy in vitro.