Scientific Editor, JEM, Rockefeller University Press, New York, NY, USA.
J Exp Med. 2024 Jul 1;221(7). doi: 10.1084/jem.20240953. Epub 2024 Jun 18.
Linda-Gail Bekker is a professor, chief executive officer of the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation, and director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre at the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa. Her research interests include HIV treatment and prevention and tuberculosis, and she is active in developing community projects to promote education and research. We talked to Linda-Gail about her career, the importance of mentorship, and how rewarding it is to collaborate, mentor, and uplift other scientists.
琳达-盖尔·贝克尔是一位教授,南非开普敦大学传染病与分子医学研究所德克·图伊 HIV 基金会首席执行官和德克·图伊 HIV 中心主任。她的研究兴趣包括 HIV 治疗和预防以及结核病,并且积极参与开发社区项目以促进教育和研究。我们与琳达-盖尔谈论了她的职业生涯、指导的重要性,以及合作、指导和提升其他科学家的成就感。