
Professor of surgery, Professor of virology,
Active years
1971-2002
Degrees
PhD Duke (virology)Immunologist who founded Duke's Center for AIDS Research. He screened 300 compounds to see if they affected the virus, revealing the first AIDS drug, AZT. He left Duke to lead Trimeris, which produced the Duke-licensed anti-HIV drug Fuseon. Became emeritus in 2002.