Joep Lange

Joep Lange
Born	Joseph Marie Albert Lange 1954 Nieuwenhagen, Netherlands
Died	17 July 2014 near Hrabove, Ukraine
Cause of death	Air crash (Malaysia Airlines Flight 17)
Nationality	Dutch
Alma mater	University of Amsterdam
Occupation(s)	Physician, medical researcher
Employer	Academic Medical Center
Known for	Former president of the International AIDS Society Founder of PharmAccess Foundation

Doctor Joseph "Joep" Lange (1954 – 17 July 2014) was a clinical researcher from The Netherlands, specialising in HIV therapy. He was born in Nieuwenhagen and studied at the the University of Amsterdam, receiving his M.D. in 1981 and his PhD in 1987. In 2006 he became Professor of Medicine at the Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam and Senior Scientific Advisor to the International Antiviral Therapy Evaluation Centre, Amsterdam. He was also co-director of the HIV Netherlands Australia Research Collaboration (HIV-NAT), based in Thailand. Lange also served on Accordia Global Health Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Board.

Lange was a former president of the International AIDS Society (2002–04). In 2001, he founded the PharmAccess Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation based in Amsterdam which aims to improve access to HIV/AIDS therapy in developing countries and served as Chairman until his death. Lange was also the Scientific Director of HIV[e]Ducation, an online learning system for medical doctors, nurses and counsellors working with HIV-positive people.

He was a founding editor of the academic journal, Antiviral Therapy.

Society memberships included the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society for Microbiology and International AIDS Society.

Lange and his partner Jacqueline van Tongeren were passengers on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 which crashed near Hrabove, Ukraine, on 17 July 2014.

External links

• Biography at The Body
• PharmAccess Foundation
• HIVeDucation