Dr. Allan Ronald is distinguished professor emeritus at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. He was the founder of the highly successful investigation unit for studying HIV and STDs in Nairobi, Kenya from 1980 to 2004. He was president of the International Society of Infectious Diseases from 1996 to 1998. Dr. Ronald was based at Makerere University from 2002 to 2004, during which he assisted with organizing the Infectious Diseases Institute clinical services. He was also chair of internal medicine at the University of Manitoba and physician-in-chief of the Health Sciences Center. Currently, he serves as the scientific director of the National Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, which is part of the Public Health Agency of Canada. In addition, Dr. Ronald is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and is the 2006 recipient of the Wightman Award from the Gairdner Foundation of Canada. In 2013, he was awarded the Order of Manitoba, the Canadian province's highest honor.