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Editorial introductions Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS was launched in 2006. It virus and Opportunistic Infections and as Chairman of is one of a successful series of review journals whose the Scientific Advisory Committee of the American unique format is designed to provide a systematic and Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR). critical assessment of the literature as presented in the many primary journals. The fields of HIV and AIDS are Simon Mallal divided into 6 sections that are reviewed once a year. Each section is assigned a Section Editor, a leading Professor Simon Mallal is authority in the area, who identifies the most important Director of the Centre for topics at that time. Here we are pleased to introduce the Clinical Immunology and Journal’s Section Editors for this issue. Biomedical Statistics at Royal Perth Hospital and Murdoch University in Wes- Section Editors tern Australia. He studied Medicine at the University Mario Stevenson of Western Australia and has managed patients with HIV, Mario Stevenson is a native autoimmune and allergic of Scotland. After obtaining disease in Perth since 1987 his PhD from Strathclyde and supervises the asso- University in Glasgow in ciated routine diagnostic 1984, he moved to the US immunology and molecular to undertake post-doctoral biology laboratory. He is a Clinical Immunologist trained studies. Since 1995, he has in Internal Medicine and Pathology and completed a been a Professor in the Pro- Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Infectious Diseases at the gram in Molecular Medicine Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. at the University of Massa- chusetts Medical School He has had a longstanding research interest in the Major Histocompatibility Complex and genetic influ- where he holds the David ences on clinical outcomes in HIV and other diseases. J Freelander Professorship More recently he has focused on viral adaptation to in AIDS research. He is also HLA-restricted immune responses and the implications the Director at the University of Massachusetts Center for AIDS Research. Dr Stevenson’s research focuses on of this for HIV vaccine immunogen design. His group the viral etiology of AIDS and he is a recipient of an NIH also study the genetics and pathogenesis of hypersensi- Merit award. tivity to abacavir and nevirapine and the long-term complications of anti-retroviral therapy with a particular Dr Stevenson currently serves as the Chair of the Scien- focus on mitochondrial toxicity and subcutaneous tific Advisory Committee of the Conference on Retro- fat wasting. Copyright © Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Current Opinion in HIV and Aids Wolters Kluwer Health

Editorial introductions

Current Opinion in HIV and Aids , Volume 1 (3) – May 1, 2006

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Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS was launched in 2006. It virus and Opportunistic Infections and as Chairman of is one of a successful series of review journals whose the Scientific Advisory Committee of the American unique format is designed to provide a systematic and Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR). critical assessment of the literature as presented in the many primary journals. The fields of HIV and AIDS are Simon Mallal divided into 6 sections that are reviewed once a year. Each section is assigned a Section Editor, a leading Professor Simon Mallal is authority in the area, who identifies the most important Director of the Centre for topics at that time. Here we are pleased to introduce the Clinical Immunology and Journal’s Section Editors for this issue. Biomedical Statistics at Royal Perth Hospital and Murdoch University in Wes- Section Editors tern Australia. He studied Medicine at the University Mario Stevenson of Western Australia and has managed patients with HIV, Mario Stevenson is a native autoimmune and allergic of Scotland. After obtaining disease in Perth since 1987 his PhD from Strathclyde and supervises the asso- University in Glasgow in ciated routine diagnostic 1984, he moved to the US immunology and molecular to undertake post-doctoral biology laboratory. He is a Clinical Immunologist trained studies. Since 1995, he has in Internal Medicine and Pathology and completed a been a Professor in the Pro- Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Infectious Diseases at the gram in Molecular Medicine Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. at the University of Massa- chusetts Medical School He has had a longstanding research interest in the Major Histocompatibility Complex and genetic influ- where he holds the David ences on clinical outcomes in HIV and other diseases. J Freelander Professorship More recently he has focused on viral adaptation to in AIDS research. He is also HLA-restricted immune responses and the implications the Director at the University of Massachusetts Center for AIDS Research. Dr Stevenson’s research focuses on of this for HIV vaccine immunogen design. His group the viral etiology of AIDS and he is a recipient of an NIH also study the genetics and pathogenesis of hypersensi- Merit award. tivity to abacavir and nevirapine and the long-term complications of anti-retroviral therapy with a particular Dr Stevenson currently serves as the Chair of the Scien- focus on mitochondrial toxicity and subcutaneous tific Advisory Committee of the Conference on Retro- fat wasting. Copyright © Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited.

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