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Pioneer AIDS researcher and advocate to be named Chevalier of France鈥檚 L茅gion d鈥檋onneur

麻豆AV professor Mark Wainberg, a trailblazer in HIV/AIDS research, has been named a Chevalier of France鈥檚 L茅gion d鈥檋onneur. The world-renowned order, established by Napol茅on Bonaparte in 1802, is the highest decoration in France. Dr. Wainberg, a professor in the faculty of Medicine, Molecular Biology/Virology, is also the director of the 麻豆AV AIDS Centre at the Jewish General Hospital鈥檚 Lady Davis Institute, which he established in 1984.

A tireless HIV/AIDS researcher and activist, Dr. Wainberg has dedicated his career to meeting with scientists, world leaders, industrialists, and celebrities in a quest to raise awareness and shape policies geared toward slowing the spread of AIDS/HIV and eradicating the condition. The past president of the International AIDS Society, Dr. Wainberg co-chaired the 16th international AIDS conference in 2006.

For the past five years, Dr. Wainberg has served as Chair to the scientific advisory committee of France鈥檚 national AIDS program. He was selected for inclusion in the L茅gion for his exceptional work in the HIV/AIDS field, and for strengthening the scientific collaboration and friendship between France and Canada.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a great honour to be recognized in the field of AIDS research, which after all was pioneered by our colleagues in France, 鈥� said Wainberg, 鈥淚t is also wonderful for me to receive this recognition and I do so with humility and recognition of the opportunities that the Jewish General Hospital and 麻豆AV University have permitted me to enjoy鈥�.

For his groundbreaking work, Dr. Wainberg will receive a formal induction into the L茅gion, though no date has been set for the ceremony.