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Piot, Peter was born on February 17, 1949 in Leuven, Belgium.
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Piot, Peter was born on February 17, 1949 in Leuven, Belgium.
Doctor of Medicine, University Ghent, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology, University Antwerp, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Antwerp, 1997.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Free University, 1995. Doctor of Science (honorary), University West Indies, 2005. Doctor of Science (honorary), Clark University, 2007.
Doctor of Science (honorary), University Liege, 2008. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Ghent, 2010.
Senior fellow microbiology and infectious diseases University Washington, 1978—1979. Professor microbiology Institute Tropical Medicine, 1980—1992. Professor public health Free University, Brussels, 1989—1994.
Associate director Global Program Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome/World Health Organization, Geneva, 1995. Executive director Joint United Nations Program on Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, 1995—2008. Under secretary-general United Nations, 2002—2008.
Professor global health, director Imperial College, London, 2009—2010. Senior fellow Gates Foundation, Seatle, 2009. Scholar in residence Ford Foundation, 2009.
Professor College France, Paris, 2009—2010. Director London Sch Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, since 2010. Director World Health Organization Collaborating Center Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Antwerp, Project Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Kinshasa.
Associate professor University Nairobi, STD/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome project, Kenya. Co-discoverer Ebola virus. Socrates chair, European Academy, Yuste, Spain, 2004.
President, King Boudouin Foundation, Terrence Higgins Trust, London, Vlerick School Management, Ghent, Belgium.
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Fellow Royal College Physicians (London). Member Royal Academy Medicine, Royal Academy Overseas Sciences, International Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Society (president 1992), Institute Medicine, United States National Academy of Sciences, other European, United States, and African societies.
M. Greet Kimzeke; children: Bram, Sara.
