Dr. Joseph Sonnabend: Early AIDS Pioneer and Co-Founder of amfAR's Predecessor
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Dr. Joseph Sonnabend, an early pioneer in the fight against AIDS, opened a medical practice in Greenwich Village in 1978 and was among the first to recognize the symptoms that would later be identified as AIDS. Before organized research efforts existed, he initiated research projects with international colleagues and worked unpaid in a lab at NYU. He was a co-founder of the AIDS Medical Foundation, which later became amfAR, a leading organization in AIDS research.
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