David Ho

This article is about the Asian-American scientist and HIV/AIDS researcher. For other uses, see David Ho (disambiguation).

David Ho
何大一
Ho in 2012
Born (1952-11-03) November 3, 1952 (age 72)
Taichung, Taiwan
EducationCalifornia Institute of Technology (BS)
Harvard University (MD)
Known forHIV/AIDS research
Scientific career
FieldsVirology
InstitutionsColumbia University
Websitewww.adarc.cuimc.columbia.edu/research/research-labs/ho-lab
David Ho
Chinese何大一
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHé Dà-yī
Gwoyeu RomatzyhHer Dahi
Wade–GilesHe2 Ta4-i1
Tongyong PinyinHé Dà-yī
Southern Min
Hokkien POJHô Tāi-it

David Da-i Ho (Chinese: 何大一; born November 3, 1952) is a Taiwanese-American[1][2][3][4][5][6] AIDS researcher, physician and virologist who has made a number of scientific contributions to the understanding and treatment of HIV infection.[7] He championed combination anti-retroviral therapy instead of single therapy,[8][9] which turned HIV from an absolute terminal disease into a chronic disease.[10]

David Ho was born in Taiwan in 1952 and immigrated to the United States in 1965,[11] where he was educated at California Institute of Technology and Harvard Medical School (through the Harvard–MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology) before getting his clinical training at UCLA School of Medicine and Massachusetts General Hospital.

He is the founding scientific director of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center[12] and the Clyde and Helen Wu Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons,[13] both housed at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.[13][14]

  1. ^ "9 medical pioneers to celebrate for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month". Becker's Hospital Review. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2023. David Ho, MD, for pioneering treatment of HIV/AIDS. Dr. Ho is a Taiwanese American physician who was named Time's Man of the Year in 1996
  2. ^ "Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Pioneers in Medicine & Science". American Neurological Association (ANA). Archived from the original on June 10, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  3. ^ Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) noted, "Without the contributions of Taiwanese Americans, we would lack the important AIDS research of Dr. David Ho. Archived September 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Formosan Association for Public Affairs, MAY 2000
  4. ^ The Taiwanese Americans, page 130-131
  5. ^ Taiwanese-American HIV/AIDS academic joins team, The Taipei Times, September 4, 2011
  6. ^ U.S. Public TV Stations to Broadcast Taiwan Travel Features[dead link] Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine [dead link], Government Information Office, Republic of China (Taiwan), December 27, 2006
  7. ^ Park, Alice (January 25, 2010). "Scientist David Ho: The Man Who Could Beat AIDS". Time. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
  8. ^ (N. Engl. J. Med. 1995; Science 1996)
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference NEJM19950817 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Mahungu, Tabitha; Rodger, Alison; Johnson, Margaret (April 1, 2009). "HIV as a chronic disease". Clinical Medicine. 9 (2): 125–128. doi:10.7861/clinmedicine.9-2-125. PMC 4952661. PMID 19435115. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference onRACE was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ "About Us - Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center (ADARC)". Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center. Archived from the original on June 8, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Our Legacy - Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center (ADARC)". Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center. Archived from the original on June 8, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023. ...joined Columbia University Irving Medical Center on January 1, 2020. Dr. David Ho remains as the Center's Director and has been named the Clyde and Helen Wu Professor of Medicine at Columbia University.
  14. ^ "Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons - Columbia University Irving Medical Center". Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.