Dr. Myron S. Cohen, a University of North Carolina physician and scientist internationally recognized for his study of the transmission and prevention of HIV/AIDS, has received the 2013 North Carolina Award for Science. Dr. Cohen is Yeargan-Bate Eminent Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, and Epidemiology in University of North Carolina’s Gillings School of Global Public Health and School of Medicine. He also directs the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases.