22-04-2025
University of Utah researcher makes TIME100 list
Wesley Sundquist, a biochemist at the University of Utah, was recently featured in Time's annual "100 Most Influential People" list for his yearslong research to treat HIV.
The intrigue: Sundquist was mentioned alongside Tomas Cihlar, a virologist at biopharmaceutical company Gilead. Both worked together to develop a drug called lenacapavir to protect against HIV.
What they're saying: Sundquist and Cihlar "have labored for more than a dozen years to turn one antiviral treatment, lenacapavir, into a twice-a-year therapy to prevent HIV infection in those at high risk," according to the magazine.
