Medical Pioneer. She was a pioneer in the research into the Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Born in Como, Italy, she received her Bachelor of Science degree in 1948 and Ph.D in Biology in 1953 from the University of Geneva, Switzerland, before embarking on a career in biomedical research at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, researching cytogenetics, cancer-causing viruses and participating as a member of the team that first developed a method for the prenatal determination of sex. In 1959, she joined the research team at Cornell Medical College in New York City, New York and in 1962 joined the Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research. In 1986, Doctor Krim joined the pediatrics department at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City and was named in 1990 to serve as an Adjunct Professor of Public Health and Management at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. As the AIDS epidemic began to spread around the world in 1981, Doctor Krim devoted her life to the scientific, medical and sociopolitical impact of the disease. In 1983, she established the AIDS Medical Foundation, later merging her organization with the American Foundation for AIDS Research (commonly known as AmFAR), which was founded by actress Elizabeth Taylor. In 2000 President Bill Clinton awarded her Presidential Medal of Freedom in recognition of her work for AIDS research and awareness.
Medical Pioneer. She was a pioneer in the research into the Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Born in Como, Italy, she received her Bachelor of Science degree in 1948 and Ph.D in Biology in 1953 from the University of Geneva, Switzerland, before embarking on a career in biomedical research at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, researching cytogenetics, cancer-causing viruses and participating as a member of the team that first developed a method for the prenatal determination of sex. In 1959, she joined the research team at Cornell Medical College in New York City, New York and in 1962 joined the Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research. In 1986, Doctor Krim joined the pediatrics department at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City and was named in 1990 to serve as an Adjunct Professor of Public Health and Management at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. As the AIDS epidemic began to spread around the world in 1981, Doctor Krim devoted her life to the scientific, medical and sociopolitical impact of the disease. In 1983, she established the AIDS Medical Foundation, later merging her organization with the American Foundation for AIDS Research (commonly known as AmFAR), which was founded by actress Elizabeth Taylor. In 2000 President Bill Clinton awarded her Presidential Medal of Freedom in recognition of her work for AIDS research and awareness.
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