[Perspectives] Leo Martinez: striving to end childhood tuberculosis

Not only can Leo Martinez work opponents on the chess board —he began playing aged 8 and reached national level—he's also a talented scientist who was awarded the 2017 Stephen Lawn TB-HIV Research Leadership Prize for his contributions to reducing the burden of tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS in Africa. “Leo has done outstanding innovative research on r educing the childhood TB burden—a much needed and underappreciated area”, says Professor Heather Zar, Chair of the Department of Paediatrics and Director of the MRC Unit on Child& Adolescent Health at the University of Cape Town in South Africa.
Source: LANCET - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Perspectives Source Type: research