Mark Harrington (HIV/AIDS activist)

For other people named Mark Harrington, see Mark Harrington (disambiguation).
Mark Harrington
Born1959 or 1960 (age 64–65)
San Francisco, California, United States
Alma materHarvard University
Occupation(s)HIV/AIDS activist, researcher
Known forHIV/AIDS activism, founding of the Treatment Action Group
Awards

Mark Harrington (Born in 1959 or 1960,[1] in San Francisco) is an HIV/AIDS researcher, a staunch activist for HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis awareness, and the co-founder and policy director of the Treatment Action Group (TAG).[2][3][4] After graduating from Harvard University in 1983, Harrington spent time exploring and did not commit to one specific career.[1][5] When the AIDS epidemic became personal for Harrington, and close friends were being infected with HIV (he himself was diagnosed in 1990), he decided to take action and joined the group, AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power or ACT UP.[5] As part of the Treatment and Data Committee of ACT UP, Harrington fostered relationships with government officials associated with AIDS research.[3][6] Eventually differences in opinions on how to best advocate for HIV/AIDS research led to Harrington and other members of ACT UP leaving to start their own group, TAG.[2][3] With TAG, Harrington was able to create influential and meaningful policy regarding HIV/AIDS research and he worked closely with the NIH, WHO, and other government organizations. Over the years Harrington has distinguished himself as an adept scientist and reputable researcher in his own right.[4][1][7] Currently he is published in multiple scientific journals and continues to be an advocate for those with HIV and TB around the world.[4][7]

  1. ^ a b c "Marked Man". POZ. 1998-02-01. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  2. ^ a b "Mark Harrington". www.treatmentactiongroup.org. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  3. ^ a b c Victory deferred: how AIDS changed gay life in America, John-Manuel Andriote, University of Chicago Press, 1999 ISBN 978-0-226-02049-5
  4. ^ a b c Opar, Alisa (2007-02-28). "Spotlight on... Mark Harrington". Nature Medicine. 13 (3): 270. doi:10.1038/nm0307-270. ISSN 1078-8956. S2CID 37029702.
  5. ^ a b "The Alumni - November–December '97 - A Different Person". harvardmagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  6. ^ "A genius for activism – Treatment Action Group Policy Director Mark Harrington", The Progressive, Dec, 1997, Bob Blanchard
  7. ^ a b "Mark Harrington - MacArthur Foundation". www.macfound.org. Retrieved 2018-11-09.