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| L. to r.: Kenneth E. Raske; David D. Ho, M.D., Eric Rudin, Jack Rudin, Jeremiah A. Barondess, M.D. |
David D.Ho,M.D., who was instrumental in designing the widely used AIDS cocktail of therapeutic drugs, was presented with the inaugural Lewis and Jack Rudin New York Prize for Medical Research on October 30 at a ceremony cohosted by GNYHA and The New York Academy of Medicine. Dr.Ho is the founding Scientific Director and CEO of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, and the Irene Diamond Professor at The Rockefeller University. Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., Commissioner of the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, read a letter from Mayor Michael Bloomberg and commented on Dr. Ho's enormous contribution in bettering the lives of people infected with HIV.
Dr.Ho delivered a lecture entitled,"HIV in 2010: What Will the Science Allow? "He discussed his views of the potential for scientific progress over the next decade that will likely affect the epidemiology, prevention, clinical care, and outcome of HIV/AIDS in this country; the ongoing therapeutic challenges in treating HIV/AIDS, including the development of better drugs and their cost; and the significant challenges that scientists face as they attempt to develop a vaccine to treat HIV.
The Rudin family established this annual prize to provide a forum for distinguished members of the medical community to receive recognition from their colleagues and to share innovative research and strategies for addressing health care concerns.