Biography

Sir Peter Karel, Baron Piot, (born 17 February 1949) is a Belgian-British microbiologist known for his research into Ebola and AIDS.

After helping discover the Ebola virus in 1976 and leading efforts to contain the first-ever recorded Ebola epidemic that same year, Piot became a pioneering researcher into AIDS. He has held key positions in the United Nations and World Health Organization involving AIDS research and management. He has also served as a professor at several universities worldwide. He is the author of 16 books and over 600 scientific articles. Peter Piot – Biography (UNAIDS.org): English|Français|Español |Русский |Arabic

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No Time to Lose Official Website

BBC Radio 4 The Life Scientific programme about Peter Piot and his work on ebola and HIV AIDS, February 2016

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House of Numbers: Anatomy of an Epidemic (2009)

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Gender
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Birthday
1949-02-17 (75 years old)

Birth Place
Keerbergen, Belgium

Citizenships
Belgium

Awards
Officer of the National Order of the Lion, Officer of the National Order of the Leopard, Manson Medal, Robert Koch Gold Medal, Vlerick Award, Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize, Prince Mahidol Award, Canada Gairdner Global Health Award, Gouden Penning, Calderone Prize in Public Health, Honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Prix International de l’INSERM

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