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Thank you Anne for an insightful summary , especially getting to why Steve did what he did. You capture his love of Africa, of people with AIDS/TB. Whilst "focused and driven.. his work was underpinned by his strong but quiet faith" and also humour and adventure - crossing the Sahara, climbing Kilimanjaro, running ultra-marathons. He was delighted to be over taken by a group of HIV+ people running up Table Mountain past him. This is what we all aspire to see - real impact in lives of people who a few years before would have not been alive let alone passing him running up a big mountain. He took risks to have impact for the poorest and to invest in next generation of scienticists.
Steve packed so much into his 50 yrs. As one senior colleague said, we can only imagine what may have been if he had a complete working life span. I have lost my soulmate and our kids have lost a fabulous father.
To continue his legacy for TB/HIV of communicating science and developing the next generation of science leaders, the family, with London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UCT/Desmond Tutu HIF Centre and the Union Against TB and Lung Disease, have established the STEVE LAWN MEMORIAL FUND. Every penny will go to the mission of annual lectures, and prizes for upcoming researchers focused on TB/HIV in Africa. If more funds are raised we can also give travel scholarships. Even small amounts will add up to make a difference. https://www.justgiving.com/campaigns/charity/lsohatm/stevelawnmemorialfund
Competing interests:
No competing interests
01 November 2016
Joy Lawn
Professor of Maternal Reproductive and Child Health Epidemiology
Steve Lawn Memorial Fund
Thank you Anne for an insightful summary , especially getting to why Steve did what he did. You capture his love of Africa, of people with AIDS/TB. Whilst "focused and driven.. his work was underpinned by his strong but quiet faith" and also humour and adventure - crossing the Sahara, climbing Kilimanjaro, running ultra-marathons. He was delighted to be over taken by a group of HIV+ people running up Table Mountain past him. This is what we all aspire to see - real impact in lives of people who a few years before would have not been alive let alone passing him running up a big mountain. He took risks to have impact for the poorest and to invest in next generation of scienticists.
Steve packed so much into his 50 yrs. As one senior colleague said, we can only imagine what may have been if he had a complete working life span. I have lost my soulmate and our kids have lost a fabulous father.
To continue his legacy for TB/HIV of communicating science and developing the next generation of science leaders, the family, with London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UCT/Desmond Tutu HIF Centre and the Union Against TB and Lung Disease, have established the STEVE LAWN MEMORIAL FUND. Every penny will go to the mission of annual lectures, and prizes for upcoming researchers focused on TB/HIV in Africa. If more funds are raised we can also give travel scholarships. Even small amounts will add up to make a difference. https://www.justgiving.com/campaigns/charity/lsohatm/stevelawnmemorialfund
Competing interests: No competing interests