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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2018-04-17 human Elizabeth Daniels updated 2026-01-20 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006032b.htm person Cooper David Albert AC FAA AACR2 19 April 1949 18 March 2018 Place of Birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Advocacy Immunologist David Cooper was a leading HIV clinician and expert. His work included significant contributions to the role of lipodystrophy as a side effect of protease inhibitors and the establishment of multiple HIV and immunology research centres.

David Cooper's clinical research into HIV has contributed significantly to the identification and treatment of the condition. It was Cooper who gave one of the first diagnosis of HIV in Australia in 1985, after returning from the United States of America where the first official reports on the AIDs epidemic were emerging.

From 1985 David Cooper's primary focus was HIV. He was the inaugural director of the Kirby Institute for Infection and Immunity in Society (originally known as the National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research) in 1986. He also co-founded international organisations to address HIV in developing countries including HIV-NAT in Thailand and an Infectious Diseases Collaboration between the Kirby Institute and the University of Medicine 2 in Myanmar Burma.

David Cooper also participated in numerous professional associations at an Australian and International level including time as President of the International AIDs Society (1994 -1998) and Chair of the World Health Organisations UNAIDS HIV Vaccine Advisory Committee (1991). His work was not limited to clinical studies but also involved training healthcare workers and advising governments on public health and clinical policy in relation to HIV. His obituaries frequently describe not just his scientific excellence but his compassion and commitment for people affected by HIV and AIDS.

In 2003 David Cooper was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia in recognition of his services contribution to medicine and HIV/AIDS research followed by a James Cook Medal for outstanding contribution to Science and Human Welfare, from the Royal Society of New South Wales in 2016.

1972 1972 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Sydney c. 1972 c. 1973 Career position - Post Graduate Research Fellow in Immunology, University of New South Wales (with scholarship) 1973 2018 Career position - Member, Australian Society of Immunology 1975 1976 Career position - Cancer Council Fellow, University of Arizona Health Sciences Centre, University of Arizona, United States of America 1976 1979 Award - Australian Postgraduate Scholarship, National Health and Medical Research Council at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney 1979 1983 Career position - Staff specialist in Immunology, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney 1983 1983 Education - Doctor of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Australia 1986 2018 Career position - Inaugural Director, The Kirby Institute for Infection and Immunity in Society, University of New South Wales 1987 1993 Career position - Member, Editorial Board, AIDS current science 1987 2018 Career position - Member, American Association of Immunologists 1988 Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Journal of acquired deficiency syndromes 1988 Career position - Associate Professor of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Australia 1988 Career position - Principal Research Fellow, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Australia 1989 1993 Career position - Member, International Board of Editors, Journal of infectious diseases 1991 Career position - HIV Vaccine Advisory Committee, UNAIDS, World Health Organisation 1991 1994 Career position - Chairman, Steering Committee on Clinical Research and Drug Development 1994 Career position - Director HIV Netherlands, Australia, Thailand Thai Red Cross Program on AIDS, Bangkok 1994 Career position - Professor, University of New South Wales, Australia 1994 1994 Award - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of New South Wales, Australia 1994 1998 Career position - President, International AIDs Society 1996 1996 Career position - Co-Founder, HIV-NAT, Bangkok, Thailand 1997 2000 Career position - Member, Program Committee, Intersc Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemitherapy, American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C. 26 Jan 2003 26 Jan 2003 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for service to medicine as a clinician, researcher and leading contributor in the field of HIV/AIDS research, and to the development of new treatment approaches 2004 2017 Award - Scientia Professor, University of New South Wales, Australia 2005 2005 Award - Sir William Upjohn Medal, University of Melbourne 2005 2012 Career position - Chairman, WHO/UNAIDS HIV Vaccine Advisory Committee 2005 2018 Award - Honorary Life Member, International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care 2005 2018 Career position - Member, Advisory Board, Journal of HIV therapy: current trends 2005 2018 Career position - Co-editor, Current opinions in HIV and AIDS 2006 2006 Career position - Member, Strategic and Technical Advisory Committee for HIV/AIDS, World Health Organisation 2006 2009 Career position - Member, Sectional Committee 9, Australian Academy of Science 2007 2007 Career position - Local Conference Chair, International AIDS Society, Sydney 2007 2018 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 2008 2018 Career position - Consultant Physician, Clinical Services Unit, HIV Immunology/Infectious Diseases, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney 2008 2018 Career position - Director, St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research 2014 2018 Award - Inaugural Fellow, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences 2016 2016 Award - James Cook Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales 2016 2016 Award - John Yu Medal, George Institute for Global Health 2017 2018 Career position - Member, Sectional Committee 13 (Microbiology and Immunology), Australian Academy of Science 11 Jun 2018 11 Jun 2018 Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) - for eminent service to medicine, particularly in the area of HIV/AIDS research, as a clinician, scientist and administrator, to the development of treatment therapies, and to health programs in South East Asia and the Pacific (posthumous) James Cook Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales (1954 - )

Awarded the Medal 2016

 Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (2014 - )

Foundation Fellow 2014 -

 Australian Society for Immunology Inc (1988 - 1992)

Member 1973 - 2018

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 2007 - 2018; Member, Sectional Committee 9 2006 - 2009, Sectional Committee 13 (Microbiology and Immunology) 2017 - 2018

 The University of New South Wales (1958 - ) 1983 2018

David Cooper held multiple positions at The University of New South Wales including Inaugural Director of the Kirby Institute from 1986 until 2018 and Associate Professor of Medicine (1988 - 1994), Professor (1994 - 2004), and Scientia Professor (2004 - 2018).

 Cooper, David Albert (19490416-20180318)

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 'Cooper, David Albert', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Cooper, David Albert Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Obituary: Professor David Cooper AO FAA FAHMS FRACP FRCP FRCPA 19 April - 18 March 2018 Obituary: Professor David Cooper AO FAA FAHMS FRACP FRCP FRCPA 19 April - 18 March 2018 2018 Newsletter, Australian Academy of Science 115 Resource Section: Raising awareness in HIV treatment Cooper, David and Kelly, Fran Raising awareness in HIV treatment Australian Broadcasting Commission 2012 Radio National Resource Section: Sunday Profile Cooper, David and Aedy Richard Sunday Profile Australian Broadcasting Commission 2015 ABC Radio National Resource Section: Remebering David Cooper Remebering David Cooper International AIDS Society 2018 International AIDS Society News Newspaper Article: David Cooper, leader in the global fight against HIV Kaldor, John; Kelleher, Anthony; Cooper Becky; and Cooper, Ilana David Cooper, leader in the global fight against HIV 2018 Sydney Morning Herald Resource Section: Scientia Professor David Cooper Scientia Professor David Cooper University of New South Wales 2018 The Kirby Institute Journal Article: David Albert Cooper 1949 - 2018 Kelleher, Anthony D., Crowe, Suzanne and Cunningham, Anthony David Albert Cooper 1949 - 2018 2024 Historical Records of Australian Science 36 1-12 Journal Article: David Cooper: brought HIV research and treatment to resource-poor settings Roehr, Bob David Cooper: brought HIV research and treatment to resource-poor settings 2018 British Medical Journal 2018 361 Journal Article: David Albert Cooper Watts, Geoff David Albert Cooper 2018 The Lancet 391 10132 1768 Resource Section: Cooper, David Albert Mellor, Lise Cooper, David Albert Faculty of Medicine Online Museum and Archive, University of Sydney 2008 University of Sydney School of Medicine Online Museum Resource Section: Vale Professor David Cooper Crabb, Brendan Vale Professor David Cooper Burnet Institute 2018 Burnet Institute Resource: Companion (AC) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Queen's Birthday 2018] Companion (AC) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Queen's Birthday 2018] Canberra Governor General's Office 2018 Portrait of Professor David Cooper, Director HIV Medicine Unit, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, 1993, 2 [picture] / Stewart Harris National Library of Australia Portrait of Professor David Cooper, Director HIV Medicine Unit, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, 1993, 2 [picture] / Stewart Harris 151807446 1993 1 Negative Photographs, Digital Portrait of Professor David Cooper, Director HIV Medicine Unit, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, 1993, 1 [picture] / Stewart Harris National Library of Australia Portrait of Professor David Cooper, Director HIV Medicine Unit, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, 1993, 1 [picture] / Stewart Harris 151806997 1993 1 Negative Photographs, Digital Portrait of Professor David Cooper, Director HIV Medicine Unit, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, 1993, 3 [picture] / Stewart Harris National Library of Australia Portrait of Professor David Cooper, Director HIV Medicine Unit, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, 1993, 3 [picture] / Stewart Harris 151807891 1993 1 Negative Photographs, Digital David Cooper interviewed by Alistair Thomson in the Australian generations oral history project. National Library of Australia David Cooper interviewed by Alistair Thomson in the Australian generations oral history project. 220009702 1959 - 2013 4 Sound files (approx 279 min) Audio, Digital David Cooper interviewed by Stewart Harris for the Australian response to AIDS oral history project National Library of Australia David Cooper interviewed by Stewart Harris for the Australian response to AIDS oral history project 2170404 22 September 1993 - 20 October 1993 Digital master available at the National Library of Australia 3 tape reels (ca. 101 min) 7 in. Audio