Description: (French Virologist Best Known for Her Work that Identified the Human Immunodeficiency Virus as the cause of AIDS)
Françoise Barré-Sinoussi is a prominent French virologist known for her groundbreaking work in identifying the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as the cause of AIDS. She served as the Director of the Regulation of Retroviral Infections Division and a Professor at the Institut Pasteur in Paris. In 2008, Barré-Sinoussi received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her discovery of HIV alongside her mentor, Luc Montagnier. She retired from active research in August 2015, capping off a distinguished career in virology.