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Balfour Selected for the Academy for Excellence in Health Research

On September 24th, Dr. Balfour will be inducted into the University of Minnesota Academic Health Center (AHC) Academy for Excellence in Health Research, which is intended to serve as the highest recognition of excellence in research by AHC faculty. Those selected have contributed to the quality of the University of Minnesota through sustained, nationally and internationally- recognized health-related research in their field.  A ceremony will be held on the second floor of Moos Tower in front of the wall plaque that commemorates the Academy members.  Dr. Balfour’s inscription will read: “Henry Balfour, Jr., world-renowned leader in diagnosis, prevention and treatment of viral diseases, has shaped the standard of care for patients infected with HIV, and herpesviruses, especially Epstein-Barr virus.”

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