David
D. Ho
David
D. Ho, M.D. is the founding Scientist Director and Chief Executive
Officer of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, a world-renowned
biomedical research institute. He is also Irene Diamond Professor
at The Rockefeller University. Dr. Ho received his degree from California Institute of Technology
(1974) and Harvard Medical School (1978). Subsequently, he
did his clinical training in internal medicine and infectious
diseases at UCLA School of Medicine (1978-1982) and Massachusetts
General Hospital (1982-1985), respectively. Dr. Ho has been
actively engaged in AIDS research for 20 years, and has published
over 250 papers on the subject. Among an impressive list of
seminal contributions to the field, he is perhaps most recognized
for the elucidation of the dynamic nature of HIV replication
in infected persons. This basic understanding led Dr. Ho and
his coworkers to champion combination antiretroviral therapy,
including the use of protease inhibitors, that has resulted
in dramatic reductions in AIDS-associated mortality in developed
countries since 1996. Dr. Ho continues to pursue therapeutic
studies that attempt to eradicate HIV. In addition, has research
team is now devoting considerable efforts to develop a vaccine
to halt the spread of the AIDS epidemic.
Dr. Ho
has received numerous honors and awards for his scientific
accomplishments.
Hw is the recipient of six honorary doctorates
(including from Swarthmore, Tufts, Columbia, and University
of Natal). Hw has been chosen as the commencement speaker at
Caltech, MIT, and Harvard School of Public Health. Additional
accolades include the Ernst Jung Prize in Medicine, Mayorˇ¦s
Award for Excellence in Science & Technology, the Squibb
Award, and the Hoechst Marion Roussel Award. Dr. Ho has been
elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,
Academia Sinica (Republic of China), and the Institute of Medicine,
National Academy of Science.
Dr. Ho is also an honorary professor at both Peking Union
Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. Currently,
he serves on the Board of Overseers of Harvard University and
Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology.
Dr. Ho was named
Time Magazineˇ¦s Man of the Years in 1996, and was the recipient
of a Presidential Medal in 2001.
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