Françoise Barre-Sinoussi — Questions and answers

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Who was the young virologist at the Pasteur Institute who was about to make an important discovery in the early 1980s?

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  1. Luc Montagnier
  2. Françoise Barre-Sinoussi ✓
  3. David Baltimore
  4. Howard Temin

Answer: Françoise Barre-Sinoussi

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What was the name of the syndrome before it was called Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)?

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  1. Kaposi's sarcoma
  2. Pneumocystis pneumonia
  3. Gay-Related Immune Deficiency (GRID) ✓
  4. Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Answer: Gay-Related Immune Deficiency (GRID)

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What special enzyme do retroviruses use to change their RNA into DNA?

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  1. T-cell enzyme
  2. Reverse transcriptase ✓
  3. Genome enzyme
  4. Cellular machinery

Answer: Reverse transcriptase

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What special growth factor did Françoise Barre-Sinoussi's team use to help T-cells divide and grow?

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  1. Lymphocyte-1
  2. Viral factor-3
  3. Interleukin-2 (IL-2) ✓
  4. Pasteur Factor

Answer: Interleukin-2 (IL-2)

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What "smoking gun" did Barre-Sinoussi's team find that showed a retrovirus was present?

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  1. High levels of T-cells
  2. A new type of antibody
  3. High levels of reverse transcriptase activity ✓
  4. Damaged cell walls

Answer: High levels of reverse transcriptase activity

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What important prize did Françoise Barre-Sinoussi receive in 2008 for her work?

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  1. The Golden Star Award
  2. The Medical Innovation Medal
  3. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ✓
  4. The Global Health Hero Award

Answer: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

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