Monday, December 4, 2023, 11:30 AM – 1 PM EST
Robert Gaynes, MD -- Infectious Disease Physician
The Discovery of HIV: New Insights on the 40th Anniversary of the Breakthrough
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is one of the most important pathogens ever discovered. Forty years after its discovery, remarkable progress occurred, challenges remain, and new insights from the story have emerged. Dr. Robert Gaynes, Professor Emeritus of Medicine at Emory will discuss these insights from a 2021 interview that includes audio clips from Dr. Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, the French, female scientist and 2008 Nobel Laureate who discovered HIV. She describes the account of the virus’ discovery and how she found herself in the middle of one of the most bitter scientific disputes in recent history