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Sir Peter Karel, Baron Piot, KCMG, FRCP, FFPH, FMedSci (born 17 February 1949) is a Belgian-British microbiologist known for his research into Ebola and AIDS. After helping discover the Ebola virus in 1976 and leading efforts to contain the first-ever recorded Ebola epidemic that same year, Piot became a pioneering researcher into AIDS.
Peter Piot. Baron Peter Piot. Handa Professor of Global Health. Jump to: Affiliations Publications. Share. Affiliations. Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Dynamics. Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health. Selected Publications.
Jul 17, 2014 · Working in the lab that day was Peter Piot, a 27-year-old scientist and medical school graduate training as a clinical microbiologist. "It was just a normal flask like...
Jul 29, 2021 · Professor Peter Piot, the co-discoverer of HIV and the leader of LSHTM during global health crises, steps down as Director after 11 years. He will continue his research and advisory roles, while LSHTM welcomes Professor Liam Smeeth as the new Director and celebrates his legacy with new fellowships.
Peter Piot is a renowned scientist, manager and activist who led UNAIDS from 1995 to 2008. He co-discovered the Ebola virus in Zaire in 1976 and has been a professor of microbiology and public health in several countries.
May 8, 2020 · Virologist Peter Piot, director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, fell ill with COVID-19 in mid-March. He spent a week in a hospital and has been recovering at his home in London since. Climbing a flight of stairs still leaves him breathless.
Jun 1, 2021 · Peter Piot, director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (London, UK), starts our interview with an apology. He had to move the time of our videocall slightly.
