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Viral replication
Mario Stevenson, PhD, United States
Dr. Stevenson is a Professor in the Molecular Medicine Programme at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, MA, USA, and Director of the Medical School’s Center for AIDS Research. A graduate in biochemistry from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Stevenson performed postdoctoral studies at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and has been a Professor at that institution since 1993. He conducted a research sabbatical at National Institute for Medical Research in London in 1990. In 1995, he joined the Programme in Molecular Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center.
Dr. Stevenson’s research is attempting to better understand the functions of viral accessory genes, including Nef and Vpr/Vpx, as well as structural virion proteins, including gag, and the roles these proteins play in intracellular trafficking of the virus and mediating the pathogenic effects of viral infection. In particular, his team is studying the reservoir of virus-infected cells in the body that persist in the face of highly active antiretroviral therapy and support viral replication. Dr. Stevenson is a member of the Scientific Advisory Boards for the Institute of Human Virology, the American Foundation for AIDS Research and the Elizabeth Glaser Paediatric AIDS Foundation’s Scientist Award. He also serves on Programme Committees for the International AIDS Conference (Basic Science Track) and the National Conference on Retrovirus and Opportunistic Infections, and is a member of the National Institutes of Health’s HIV/AIDS Vaccines Study Section. |
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