Julio Montaner | |
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| Born | April 13, 1956[1] |
| Nationality | Argentine-Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of Buenos Aires |
| Known for | HAART, STOP HIV-AIDS, TasP |
| Spouse | Dorothée |
| Children | Michaela, Camila, Fernando and Gabriela |
| Awards | Albert Einstein World Award of Science (2010) Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | HIV/AIDS |
| Institutions | British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS |
Julio S. G. Montaner (born April 13, 1956) is an Argentine-born Canadian physician, professor and researcher.[2][3] He is the director of the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, the chair in AIDS Research and head of the Division of AIDS in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia and the past-president of the International AIDS Society.[2] He is also the director of the John Ruedy Immunodeficiency Clinic, and the Physician Program Director for HIV/AIDS PHC.[2] He is known for his work on HAART (Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy), a role in the discovery of triple therapy as an effective treatment for HIV in the late 1990s, and a role in advocating the "Treatment as Prevention" Strategy in the mid-2000s, led by Myron Cohen of the HPTN 052 trial.[2]