Coffin, John M.

Scope and Contents The Genetic Approaches in Schizophrenia meeting brought together expert geneticists and psychiatrists who have been studying the genetics of schizophrenia. The aim of the meeting was to determine if the armamentarium of molecular genetics that has been applied so successfully in other human inherited disorders can be applied to schizophrenia. However, it became clear during the course of the meeting that so little is known about the underlying biology of schizophrenia, and its definitive...

Scope and Contents The Immunological Aspects of AIDS meeting provided an opportunity for researchers to determine what progress has been made in this field and what topics require special attention. The primary target of HIV is the immune system, and it might be expected that by now there would be a clear understanding of how the virus produces an immunodeficient state. Such an understanding may be a prerequisite for designing efficient and safe vaccines. However, the difficulties of working with complex...

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Howard Temin's discovery of reverse transcriptase and the provirus theory, changes in molecular biology after 1953, and the impact of Temin's work on the War on Cancer and early HIV research. Primary focus on 1950s–1980.

John M. Coffin, American Cancer Society Professor of Molecular Biology, Tufts University.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Never before have the pioneers of the science of retroviruses, the discoverers of human retroviruses, the developers of HIV/AIDS therapeutics, and key figures in important research findings come together to discuss the history and future of the field. This interdisciplinary group reviewed the key scientific, epidemiological, and clinical discoveries that created this field, delved into the present science of HIV/AIDS, and discussed and debated the paths to the future control of this global...