William Ward Darrow is a sociologist and professor emeritus of public health at Florida International University.
Darrow has published over 100 scientific papers in professional journals, books, and research monographs.
[2] His role in the discovery of the AIDS virus, HIV, was described in Randy Shilts' 1987 book And the Band Played On.
Darrow also appeared in "The Zero Factor," part one of the four-part documentary, A Time of AIDS, which was shown on the Discovery Channel.
[2] At the CDC, Darrow's work primarily focused on the social variables of sexually transmitted diseases, especially among homosexual men.