David D. Derse, 1949-2009

<p>Abstract</p> <p>David D. Derse, Ph.D., Head of the Retrovirus Gene Expression Section in the HIV Drug Resistance Program at the National Cancer Institute-Frederick (NCI-Frederick), passed away on October 9, 2009, a scant six weeks after being diagnosed with liver cancer. It was...

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Main Author: Shuh Maureen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-12-01
Series:Retrovirology
Online Access:http://www.retrovirology.com/content/6/1/110
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spelling doaj-8443c5acb49f4171bef162101c451f5c2020-11-24T23:40:56ZengBMCRetrovirology1742-46902009-12-016111010.1186/1742-4690-6-110David D. Derse, 1949-2009Shuh Maureen<p>Abstract</p> <p>David D. Derse, Ph.D., Head of the Retrovirus Gene Expression Section in the HIV Drug Resistance Program at the National Cancer Institute-Frederick (NCI-Frederick), passed away on October 9, 2009, a scant six weeks after being diagnosed with liver cancer. It was with great sadness that family, friends, and colleagues gathered together for his memorial service on Saturday, October 17, 2009, at the Middletown United Methodist Church in Maryland. As a NCI scientist since 1986, Dave studied the molecular mechanisms of infection and replication of a number of different types of retroviruses. Dave became an internationally known expert on human T cell lymphotrophic viruses type 1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2) and served on the editorial boards of <it>Virology </it>and <it>Retrovirology</it>. His most recent studies focused on the mechanisms of HTLV-1 virion morphogenesis, transmission, and replication.</p> http://www.retrovirology.com/content/6/1/110
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description <p>Abstract</p> <p>David D. Derse, Ph.D., Head of the Retrovirus Gene Expression Section in the HIV Drug Resistance Program at the National Cancer Institute-Frederick (NCI-Frederick), passed away on October 9, 2009, a scant six weeks after being diagnosed with liver cancer. It was with great sadness that family, friends, and colleagues gathered together for his memorial service on Saturday, October 17, 2009, at the Middletown United Methodist Church in Maryland. As a NCI scientist since 1986, Dave studied the molecular mechanisms of infection and replication of a number of different types of retroviruses. Dave became an internationally known expert on human T cell lymphotrophic viruses type 1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2) and served on the editorial boards of <it>Virology </it>and <it>Retrovirology</it>. His most recent studies focused on the mechanisms of HTLV-1 virion morphogenesis, transmission, and replication.</p>
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