Gallo and his team are best known for discovering the cause of AIDS, however, he has also:
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Pioneered the first HIV blood test which allowed for quicker diagnosis and protecting those getting blood transfusions
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Discovered that chemokines can halt HIV and stop it from progressing to AIDS. Chemokines are natural compounds that attract white blood cells to places in the body, typically those plagued with infection. [I2]
Mugo is an obstetrician, gynecologist, and research scientist. She has:
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Conducted a study that showed a 90% reduction in transmission of HIV positive couples who regularly used PrEP. [I3]
Fauci has been apart of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) since 1968. He got to know HIV and AIDS patients personally while he:
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Garnered for more government funding for HIV and AIDS research
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Helped create the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS which has saved millions of lives in third world countries [I4]
KFF
Kaiser Family Foundation
The Kaiser Family Foundation was established in the 1990s. KFF is a non-profit organization that whose goal is to provide the public with health information, free of charge and biases. [I8]
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Quarraisha Abdool Karim
Principal Investigator
Quarraisha Abdool Karim was the principal investigator in the CAPRISSA 004 study. She found that the Tenefovir girl reduced HIV infections by 39%. This study also made way to the idea of using microbicides to kill sexually transmitted diseases. [I9]
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AIDS Research Institute
University of California
San Francisco
The AIDS Research Institute brings together more than 50 different programs working in HIV and AIDS research. They were the first to find that PrEP lowers the risk of infection in at-risk, HIV negative people. [I7]
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Mathilde Krim
Founding Chairman of amFAR
Mathilde Krim found the nonprofit organization amFAR. She tirelessly gained public support and donations in order to fund research, treatments, and policies. Today, amFAR gives millions of dollars in grants and conducts its own HIV and AIDS research. [I6]