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David Albert Cooper 1949–2018

Anthony D. Kelleher https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0009-3337 A * , Suzanne Crowe B and Anthony Cunningham C
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A Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, NSW, Australia.

B Burnet Institute and Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.

C Westmead Institute for Medical Research and The University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW, Australia.

* Correspondence to: akelleher@kirby.unsw.edu.au

Historical Records of Australian Science https://doi.org/10.1071/HR23032
Published online: 16 September 2024

© 2024 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing on behalf of the Australian Academy of Science. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND)

Abstract

David Cooper was an internationally renowned immunologist and HIV clinician who spearheaded Australia’s world-leading HIV response. Known for advocacy and community engagement, he made several world-first discoveries on HIV pathogenesis and treatment. He was involved in the development of every HIV drug used in Australia and drove the introduction of antiretroviral pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in NSW. He established, then led, the Kirby Institute for thirty-two years, remaining at the forefront of communicable disease research in Australia and internationally.

Keywords: AIDS, clinician scientist, HIV, immunology, infectious disease, memoir, pandemic, virology.

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