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20-568: BDM may refer to: Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Berkeley Dance Marathon, an annual benefit for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation hosted at University of California, Berkeley Big Damn Movie , referring to the movie Serenity by Joss Whedon Black Desert Mobile Music [ edit ] The Black Dahlia Murder (band) , an American extreme metal band from Michigan Brutal death metal ,

40-701: A 1991 edition of People . Glaser died in 1994, and the Pediatric AIDS Foundation was renamed the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation in her honor shortly thereafter. As of December 31, 2009, the Foundation reached the following milestones in its prevention, care, and treatment initiatives: EGPAF works to eliminate pediatric AIDS in three ways: The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation provides several grants and awards to scientists performing research aimed towards

60-510: A French aircraft constructor/designer; see List of aircraft (B–Be) People [ edit ] Brian David-Marshall , a writer about Magic: The Gathering Bruce Bueno de Mesquita , noted political scientist at New York University Science, medicine and technology [ edit ] Background debug mode interface , a programming interface to embedded systems microcontrollers like JTAG 2,3-Butanedione monoxime, an organic compound also known as diacetyl monoxime Browning BDM ,

80-447: A longtime defense contractor of 7000 employees purchased by TRW Inc in the mid-1990s Business decision mapping , a technique for making decisions of the kind that often need to be made in business Business development manager , a job-title for commercial employees that aim to increase company size, revenue, and profits by leveraging business intelligence, technology, partnerships, sales, and marketing. BDM (aircraft constructor) ,

100-606: A mutation of the CCR5 gene that protects his white blood cells. As of November 2021, he lives in Venice Beach with his girlfriend, Kerry Corridan, and is the owner of a plant-based food company called Cool Foods. He is also as an ambassador for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF), for which he speaks to at-risk children around the world, and mentors HIV-positive youth in Africa. The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

120-650: A subgenre of death metal music Blackened death metal , a subgenre of black metal music Government and politics [ edit ] Civil registration of births, deaths and marriages in the UK and many Commonwealth countries, with records usually held by the General Register Office Bund Deutscher Mädel ( League of German Girls ), a girls' organisation in Nazi Germany Business [ edit ] Braddock Dunn & McDonald ,

140-490: A time when the medical community knew very little about the disease, and there were no available treatment options particularly for children. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved AZT in 1987 as a drug that could extend the lives of AIDS patients, but this approval only extended to adults. Although the Glasers fought to have their daughter treated with AZT intravenously, Ariel died from complications of AIDS in 1988. In

160-729: Is a major force in funding the study of pediatric HIV problems and tackling juvenile AIDS, both domestically and globally. Glaser's book In the Absence of Angels (1991), written with journalist Laura Palmer, was described as "a handbook of how the connected make waves in America". The AIDS Memorial Quilt contains five panels with Elizabeth Glaser and her daughter Ariel Glaser's name on each of them, three panels with Elizabeth Glaser's name alone on each of them, and two panels with Ariel Glaser's name alone on each of them. Martin Gaffney - Gaffney contracted

180-405: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Elizabeth Glaser (née Elizabeth Meyer) (November 11, 1947 – December 3, 1994) was an American AIDS activist and child advocate. She was married to actor and director Paul Michael Glaser . Glaser contracted HIV in 1981 during the early stages of

200-526: Is now the Lawrence Woodmere Academy . In 1981, very early in the AIDS epidemic , Glaser contracted HIV after receiving an HIV-contaminated blood transfusion after giving birth. Like other HIV-infected mothers at the time, Glaser unknowingly passed the virus to her infant daughter, Ariel, through breastfeeding . Ariel developed advanced AIDS at a time when the medical community knew very little about

220-614: The AIDS epidemic after receiving an HIV-contaminated blood transfusion in 1981 while giving birth. Like other HIV-infected mothers, Glaser unknowingly passed the virus to her infant daughter, Ariel, who died in 1988. Elizabeth Glaser was born November 11, 1947, in New York City and raised in Hewlett Harbor, New York . She became the exhibit director of the Los Angeles Children's Museum . Glaser graduated in 1965 from what

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240-468: The "Browning Dual Mode" automatic pistol made by Browning M141 Bunker Defeat Munition , a modern weapon Bateson–Dobzhansky–Muller model , a model of evolutionary speciation Becker-DeGroot-Marschak method , a method of measuring willingness-to-pay in experimental economics Biodiversity Monitoring Switzerland Transport [ edit ] Bedford railway station , Bedfordshire, England, National Rail station code BDM Topics referred to by

260-468: The AIDS epidemic after receiving a transfusion of contaminated blood while giving birth to her daughter Ariel. Glaser unknowingly passed the virus to Ariel and to her son Jake, who was born three years later. The virus went undetected in all three family members until they underwent HIV testing in 1985, at which time Ariel began suffering from a series of unexplained illnesses. Ariel had developed advanced AIDS at

280-417: The Glasers fought to have her treated with AZT intravenously . However, the treatment came too late, and the child succumbed to the disease late in summer 1988. That year, Glaser created the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF), to raise funds for pediatric HIV/AIDS research. Glaser entered the national spotlight as a speaker at the 1992 Democratic National Convention , where she criticized

300-502: The aftermath of Ariel's death, and determined to save her son Jake, as well as to give hope to other HIV-positive children, Glaser co-founded the Pediatric AIDS Foundation in 1988 with friends Susan DeLaurentis and Susie Zeegen. Their work raised public awareness about HIV infection in children, and spurred funding for the development of pediatric AIDS drugs as well as research into mother-to-child transmission of HIV. In 1991, Glaser published an autobiography about her family's ordeal. The book

320-425: The disease, and there were no available treatment options. Members of the public reacted with fear, and Los Angeles preschools would not allow Glaser's then-4-year-old daughter to attend. Early in 1987, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration finally approved AZT as an effective drug to extend the lives of AIDS patients, but the approval only extended to adults. With their daughter's condition rapidly deteriorating,

340-578: The federal government's under-funding of AIDS research and its lack of initiative in tackling the AIDS crisis. This speech is listed as #79 in American Rhetoric's Top 100 Speeches of the 20th Century listed by rank. On December 3, 1994, Elizabeth Glaser died at the age of 47, from complications of HIV/AIDS , at her home in Santa Monica. Her son Jake, born in 1984, contracted HIV from his mother in utero , but has remained relatively healthy due to

360-403: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title BDM . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=BDM&oldid=1237932975 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

380-505: The study and eradication of pediatric AIDS. The Elizabeth Glaser Scientist Award is one of the many awards that the foundation offers through a competitive award application process. The Foundation’s overarching goals include: Elizabeth Glaser Elizabeth Glaser ( née Meyer ; ( 1947-11-11 ) November 11, 1947 – ( 1994-12-03 ) December 3, 1994) was an American AIDS activist and child advocate married to actor and director Paul Michael Glaser . She contracted HIV very early in

400-458: Was entitled In the Absence of Angels , and it was co-written with author Laura Palmer. An advocate for the elimination of pediatric AIDS, Glaser became known to audiences nationwide when she was a featured speaker at the 1992 Democratic National Convention . During her speech, she criticized the federal government's underfunding of AIDS research and its lack of initiative in addressing the AIDS crisis. Elizabeth and her family also were profiled in

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