David Ho

David Da-i Ho (Chinese: 何大一; born November 3, 1952) is a Taiwanese-American[1][2][3][4] HIV/AIDS researcher. He was famous for understanding the treatment of HIV infection.[5] He is the scientific director and chief executive officer of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center and the Irene Diamond Professor at Rockefeller University in New York City.

David Ho
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Born (1952-11-03) November 3, 1952 (age 71)
NationalityUnited States
Other namesDavid Da-i Ho, 何大一
EducationCalifornia Institute of Technology and Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Known forAIDS research
Spouse(s)Susan Kuo Ho
Children3
Parent(s)Paul Ho and Sonia Jiang

References

  1. Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) noted, "Without the contributions of Taiwanese Americans, we would lack the important AIDS research of Dr. David Ho. Archived 2008-09-08 at the Wayback Machine, Formosan Association for Public Affairs, MAY 2000
  2. Ng, Franklin (1998). The Taiwanese Americans. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 130–131. ISBN 978-0-313-29762-5.
  3. Taiwanese-American HIV/AIDS academic joins team, The Taipei Times, Sep 04, 2011
  4. U.S. PUBLIC TV STATIONS TO BROADCAST TAIWAN TRAVEL FEATURES Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, Government Information Office, Republic of China (Taiwan), 12/27/2006
  5. Park, Alice (2010-01-25). Scientist David Ho: The Man Who Could Beat AIDS. Time. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1953703-1,00.html. Retrieved 24 January 2010.