Glenda Gray

Glenda Gray
Born (1962-12-14) 14 December 1962 (age 61)
Boksburg
NationalitySouth African
Alma materUniversity of the Witwatersrand
Colleges of Medicine of South Africa
Known forHIV research
President of the South African Medical Research Council[1][2]
SpouseJacobus Kloppers
Children3
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine, pediatrics, HIV
InstitutionsUniversity of the Witwatersrand
South African Medical Research Council
Columbia University

Glenda Elisabeth Gray MB BCh, FC Paeds, DSc (hc), OMS is a South African physician, scientist and activist specializing in the care of children and in HIV medicine. In 2012, she was awarded South Africa's highest honour, the Order of Mapungubwe (Silver).[3] She became the first female president of the South African Medical Research Council[2] in 2014, was recognized as one of the "100 Most Influential People" by Time[4][5] in 2017 and was listed amongst "Africa's 50 Most Powerful Women" by Forbes Africa in 2020.[6] Her research expertise involves developing microbicides for sexually transmitted diseases and HIV vaccines.[7]

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