David Cooper (immunologist)

Professor
David Cooper
AC FRACP FRCP FAA FAHMS
Personal details
Born
David Albert Cooper

19 April 1949
Died18 March 2018(2018-03-18) (aged 68)
Sydney, Australia

David Albert Cooper (19 April 1949 – 18 March 2018) was an Australian HIV/AIDS researcher, immunologist, professor at the University of New South Wales, and the director of the Kirby Institute. He and Professor Ron Penny diagnosed the first case of HIV in Australia.[1][2][3]

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  2. ^ "Officer of the Order of Australia". It's an Honour. 26 January 2003. "For service to medicine as a clinician, researcher and leading contributor in the field of HIV/AIDS research, and to the development of new treatment approaches."
  3. ^ "Fellows Elected in 2007". Australian Academy of Science. Retrieved 27 January 2017.