Seeking success against HIV

Daniel Ram holds up his Phd in Immunology

Following a string of successes in his academic pursuits, Guyanese scholar Daniel Ram has set his sights on finding a vaccine for HIV which he believes could be developed in a decade’s time.

The 29-year-old recently completed his studies at Tufts University in the United States where he was awarded a full scholarship to purse a PhD in Immunology. He is currently back home on holiday with his wife, Alice, and his family at the Ram’s Lusignan, East Coast Demerara home.

“Ever since I was a kid, I have always wanted to be a scientist…I have always wanted to work with infectious diseases and right now I am at the Center for Virology and Vaccine Research at the Harvard Medical School where I am post-doctoral fellow,” Ram told Stabroek News in a recent interview.