directors The Lancet, member of the international advisory board University of Washington, External Member of the advisory board at the Department of Global Health World Health Summit, member of the council Awards 2003: Calderone Prize 2004: Vlerick Award 2008: America-Flanders Award 2013: Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize 2013: Prince Mahidol Award 2015: Prix International de l’INSERM 2015: Canada Gairdner Global Health Award 2016: Manson Medal 2018: Member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. Honours : Ennobled with the title of Baron for life in the Nobility of Belgium by King Albert II of Belgium (1995) : Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2018) : Officer of the National Order of the Lion : Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (2016) Substantive Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (2019) : Officer of the National Order of the Leopard (1976) Selected filmography 2002: Jonathan Dimbleby (TV series) – episode: "The AIDS Crisis in Africa" 2006: Frontline (TV series documentary) – episode: "The Age of AIDS" 2006: 60 Minutes (TV series documentary) – episode: "The New Space Race/Fighting AIDS/Immortality" 2009: House of Numbers: Anatomy of an Epidemic (Documentary) 2014: Horizon: Ebola: The Search for a Cure (TV series documentary) 2017: Heart of the Matter (documentary short) 2017: Unseen Enemy (documentary) Selected works and publications Selected works Selected publications References Further reading Peter Piot – Biography (UNAIDS.org): English|Français|Español |Русский |Arabic Peter Piot - Latest Speeches No Time to Lose Official Website BBC Radio 4 The Life Scientific programme about Peter Piot and his work on ebola and HIV AIDS, February 2016 External links Peter Piot at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 1949 births Living people Barons of Belgium Belgian microbiologists HIV/AIDS researchers HIV/AIDS activists Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Belgian officials of the United Nations Members of the National Academy of Medicine University of Antwerp alumni Ghent University alumni Academic staff of the University of Antwerp Academics of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Manson medal winners Physicians from Leuven Grand Cordons of the Order of the Rising Sun Ebola researchers Members of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Recipients of orders, decorations, and medals of Senegal