Etienne de Harven, (M.D.) was
born in Brussels, Belgium. He
obtained a medical degree in Brussels,
1953 and did research at Sloan
Kettering Institute, New York, from
1956 until 1981 (electron microscopy
of cancer cells and of murine
leukemia associated viruses). He was
Professor (Pathology) at the
University of Toronto, 1981–1993 and
became Emeritus Professor in 1993.
He is a member of the Presidential
AIDS Advisory Panel in South Africa.