He was asked to head up CDC’s task force developed to investigate this strange new virus, and held that role for 15 years before transitioning to his position as dean at Rollins. Curran, MD, MPH, dean of the Rollins School of Public Health and co-emeritus director of the Emory CFAR, was an epidemiologist in CDC’s Sexually Transmitted Control Division at the time. This report is acknowledged as the first scientific account of what would become known as HIV/AIDS. It has now been 40 years since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report in June 1981, documenting five mysterious cases of rare pneumonia in previously healthy young gay men in Los Angeles. Public health calendars mark December 1 as World AIDS Day-a time to reflect and remember-though investigators within the Emory CFAR tirelessly work year-round to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic by advancing science to prevent new cases and improve the well-being of people living with HIV across the globe. Open dialogue, mentorship, and sustained dedication fosters thought, discovery, and hope, which is exactly the dynamic exemplified by the Center for AIDS Research at Emory University (Emory CFAR).Įstablished in 1998 and funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Emory CFAR is one of 18 CFARs across the United States working to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic by accelerating the highest caliber translational research. These attributes have proven critical in guiding pandemic responses, as the most recent COVID-19 pandemic and the long battle against HIV/AIDS can attest.
By Kelly Jordan Collaboration and innovation are intertwined with the mission of public health, and are integral to the research conducted at the Emory Rollins School of Public Health and across Emory University.
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