Deborah Persaud

Deborah Persaud
Born August 23, 1960
Institutions Johns Hopkins Children's Center

Deborah Persaud is a virologist who primarily works on HIV/AIDS at Johns Hopkins Children's Center.

Biography

Persaud was born on 23 August 1960 in Guyana, South America. At age 16 she moved to Brooklyn, and after high school and college attended New York University School of Medicine.[1]

Research

In 2013 Persaud worked as part of a team who showed that a baby had been cured of HIV by giving it anti-HIV drugs; she won the Elizabeth Glaser Scientist Award and was featured in Time magazine's Top 100 most influential people in 2013 for her work.[2][3][4] In 2014 Persaud's work contributed to a second baby being cured of HIV.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Swingle, Anne (May 2005). "Deborah Persaud: Clinician First, Scientist Second". DOME 56 (4).
  2. ↑ Clarke, Tangerine (14 March 2013). "Deborah Persaud wins award for AIDS research". Caribbean Life. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Pappas, Stephanie (18 December 2013). "These 10 scientists pushed boundaries and made breakthroughs in 2013". Mother Nature Network. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  4. ↑ Dybul, Mark (18 April 2013). "The 2013 TIME 100: Hannah Gay, Katherine Luzuriaga and Deborah Persaud". Time. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  5. ↑ McNeil, Donald (5 March 2014). "Early Treatment Is Found to Clear H.I.V. in a 2nd Baby". New York Times. Retrieved 23 March 2014.