David J. Speicher (Redeemer 2004) who obtained an honours biology degree from Redeemer, graduated from Griffith University School of Biomedical Sciences with an MSc (honours) in Clinical Microbiology, working in the Qpid (Queensland Paediatric Infectious Diseases) Laboratory. David is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at the School of Dentistry and Oral Health, researching oral cancer in patients with AIDS caused by human herpes virus 8. David intends to compare the prevalence of this virus in Australia, India, and Kenya. If research goes as planned, he will be heading to India in May for 2-3 months of field work and training of their lab staff. On World AIDS Day, David was privileged to spend the day helping at an AIDS camp in India where free medical, dental and eye examinations were given along with free lab work and medical supplies. It was run with a Christian AIDS organization called ACET (AIDS Care, Education and Training) in conjunction with Operation Blessing India.
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