Mark Wainberg Aids Trailblazer Dies
April 12, 2017 at 11:22 pm
(This post was last modified: April 12, 2017 at 11:53 pm by Amarok.)
Dr Mark Wainberg died yesterday at 71 years swimming off the coast of Florida . The Montreal born doctor was a pioneer in the field of HIV research. In particular his work on anti viral drug 3TC and Lamivudine a drug used in the treatment of infections caused by HIV . He also identified many drug resistant mutation of the HIV virus . He was strong advocate for gay victims of the dieses .And help organize the 13th international conference on Aids in south Africa ground zero for the epidemic . The world has lost a hero
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/m...-1.4067843
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/m...-1.4067843
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