Gottlieb, Michael S.

Scope and Contents The meeting addressed the increasingly pressing public health problem presented by acquired immunodeficiencysyndrome (AIDS).This meeting, by bringing together immunologists, epidemiologists, pathologists, virologists,and public health officials in a small,informal yet intensive environment,proved particularly useful fo rsetting priorities and developing a greater coherence of effort in approaches to this growing health concern.It was fairly clear,by the meeting's conclusion,that a consensus...

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...