Lawrence Corey - F1000 Section Head (since 16 November 2005)
Department of Medicine & Lab Medicine, University of Washington, USA
BIOGRAPHY
Academic positions:- Head, Program in Infectious Diseases
- Head, Virology Division, Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington
- Member, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
- Professor, Medicine and Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington
- Attending physician in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease at the University of Washington affiliated hospitals
Any industry positions (last five years):
None declared
Research interests:
Research in Dr. Corey's laboratories includes studies dealing with the pathogenesis, prevention and treatment of HIV and herpes virus infections. These investigations include the development of experimental vaccines for both genital herpes and HIV. Dr. Corey's labs have also pioneered novel tests for diagnosing and monitoring therapies for viral infections.
Any other information:
Dr. Corey is a Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and recipient of the Pan American Society's Clinical Virology Award, the American Society for STD Research's Parran Award, and the University of Michigan Medical School's Distinguished Alumnus Award.
He is a member of the editorial board for the New England Journal of Medicine and has reviewed numerous scientific journals and proceedings. Dr. Corey is a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation, American Epidemiological Society and Association of American Physicians. He has authored 9 books and 470 publications on infectious disease topics.