Iris Long | |
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Born | Iris Lillian Doerr December 8, 1934 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Alma mater | Hunter College (B.A., M.A.) University of Connecticut (Ph.D.) |
Known for | HIV/AIDS activism |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Organic chemistry, antiviral drugs |
Institutions | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Long Island Jewish Medical Center |
Thesis | Lactones as Possible Carcinogens and Tumor Inhibitors (1972) |
Doctoral advisor | Robert E. Willette |
Iris Lillian Doerr Long (born December 8, 1934) is an American chemist and activist in the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) effort to spread information about the possible Antiviral drugs that could be used to combat HIV/AIDS.