Business and Political Leaders Honored for Their Commitment to Fighting HIV/AIDS.SAN FRANCISCO--(BW HealthWire)--Dec. 1, 1999-- Six San Francisco business and political leaders will be honored by the UCSF UCSF University of California at San Francisco AIDS Research Institute today as part of World AIDS Day World AIDS Day, observed December 1 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. AIDS has killed more than 25 million people, with an estimated 38. events. The recipients were selected because of their ongoing commitment and efforts to secure funding for HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome research and community programs. Michael Steinberg, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Macy's West, will receive the first annual UCSF ARI ARI Acute respiratory infection, see there Visionary Leadership Award in recognition of his role as a creative retailer who saw the power of combining corporate industry with the forces of academic AIDS researchers and community organizations to fight the HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. epidemic. Under Steinberg's guidance, the Macy's West annual "Passport" fashion show has evolved into a major fundraising event for HIV/AIDS programs and the UCSF/Macy's Center for Creative Therapies was established as one of the first programs to partner business with academia in developing new clinical approaches to HIV/AIDS. Over recent years, Macy's West has fulfilled a pledge of $1 million to the UCSF ARI to support its programs in basic and clinical HIV research and prevention sciences. Honorary achievement awards for continued efforts to secure HIV/AIDS funding at the local, state, and national levels will be presented to San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, State Assemblywoman Carole Migden, State Assemblyman Kevin Shelley, and San Francisco Supervisor Mark Leno. "These six individuals are among the best of the best in their dedication to making a difference in our efforts to bring an end to the HIV epidemic," said Thomas J. Coates, PhD, executive director of the UCSF ARI. In the award presentation, Steinberg was cited for his "unwavering commitment" to making a difference in the fight against HIV/AIDS and his leadership in guiding Macy's West to take a stand on the disease "before it was popular to do so." In a proclamation issued by Mayor Brown, tomorrow, December 2, has been declared "Michael Steinberg and Macy's West Day" in San Francisco. The UCSF AIDS Research Institute is a campuswide enterprise without walls that encompasses all UCSF AIDS programs under a single umbrella and includes close to 1,000 investigators. The UCSF ARI is dedicated to cutting edge advances in HIV clinical care, prevention and health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract , policy, immune reconstitution, and vaccine development. |
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