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Also Known As Baron Peter Piot
Born February 17, 1949 (age 76) • Leuven • Belgium
Subjects Of Study AIDS • Ebola • HIV • ebolavirus • sexually transmitted disease
Luc Montagnier
Luc Montagnier
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Françoise Barré-Sinoussi
Françoise Barré-Sinoussi
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William Farr
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Segev, Dorry
Dorry Segev
Israeli-born surgeon
Nathan Wolfe, 2008.
Nathan Wolfe
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John Franklin Enders
American microbiologist
Mathilde Krim
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John Snow
John Snow
British physician
Paul Farmer
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Martinus W. Beijerinck
Martinus W. Beijerinck
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Archibald Leman Cochrane
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Ōmura Satoshi
Ōmura Satoshi
Japanese microbiologist
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David Baltimore.
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Sara Josephine Baker.
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David Satcher
David Satcher
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James P. Allison
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Jim Yong Kim
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