Timothy Ray Brown, a native of Seattle who was the first person cured of the AIDS virus, is joining with scientists at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to help extend the cure to others.
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Early reports identified him only as “the Berlin patient.” But Timothy Ray Brown, the first person cured of HIV, was born and raised in Seattle.
Now, Brown is returning to his hometown to help boost efforts at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and elsewhere to extend the cure to others.
“I don’t want to be the only person in the world cured of HIV,” Brown said in an interview. “I want there to be a lot more like me.”
During his visit, Brown will participate in a science forum at the Hutch and a free, community event Wednesday at Seattle University, where he was once a student. Seattle is also the first stop on his national fundraising tour for The Timothy Ray Brown Foundation, devoted to the search for a cure.
“I really believe that there is going to be a cure for everyone within my lifetime,” said Brown, 47.
His own cure was a grueling procedure that required a combination of serendipity and scientific innovation difficult to duplicate.
Now, Brown is returning to his hometown to help boost efforts at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and elsewhere to extend the cure to others.
“I don’t want to be the only person in the world cured of HIV,” Brown said in an interview. “I want there to be a lot more like me.”
During his visit, Brown will participate in a science forum at the Hutch and a free, community event Wednesday at Seattle University, where he was once a student. Seattle is also the first stop on his national fundraising tour for The Timothy Ray Brown Foundation, devoted to the search for a cure.
“I really believe that there is going to be a cure for everyone within my lifetime,” said Brown, 47.
His own cure was a grueling procedure that required a combination of serendipity and scientific innovation difficult to duplicate.