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Office
10 Center Dr
Bldg 10 Room 1c-711
Bethesda, MD 20892Phone+1 301-496-8393Fax+1 301-402-2965
Education & Training
- MedStar Health/Georgetown University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1965 - 1966
- University of WashingtonResidency, Internal Medicine, 1964 - 1965
- University of RochesterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1960 - 1961
- University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 1960
Certifications & Licensure
- DC State Medical License 1966 - 2024
- American Board of Pathology Blood Banking
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Elected Member Institute of Medicine, 2002
- Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who
Clinical Trials
- Epidemiology, Infectivity and Natural History of Hepatitis C Virus Infection Start of enrollment: 1991 Mar 15
- Study of Transfusion-Transmitted Infections Start of enrollment: 2002 Jan 17
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 152 citationsDetection of MLV-related virus gene sequences in blood of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and healthy blood donorsShyh-Ching Lo, Natalia Pripuzova, Bingjie Li, Anthony L. Komaroff, Guo-Chiuan Hung
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2010-09-07 - 78 citationsMutations in Hepatitis C Virus E2 Located outside the CD81 Binding Sites Lead to Escape from Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies but Compromise Virus InfectivityZhen-Yong Keck, Sophia H. Li, Jinming Xia, Thomas von Hahn, Peter Balfe
Journal of Virology. 2009-06-15 - 115 citationsEffects of antiviral therapy on the cellular immune response in acute hepatitis CFareed Rahman, Theo Heller, Yuji Sobao, Eishiro Mizukoshi, Michelina Nascimbeni
Hepatology. 2004-07-01
Press Mentions
- ‘We Must Lead with Science’: Fauci Makes Debut as a Member of the Biden Team, Delivers Video Remarks at Same Time as Trump’s WH Vaccine SummitDecember 8th, 2020
- Live – Crispr Wins the 2020 Chemistry Nobel PrizeOctober 7th, 2020
- Virologists Who Discovered Hepatitis C Win Medicine NobelOctober 5th, 2020
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Grant Support
- Transfusion-Related Infections Prospectively Studied (TRIPS)Clinical Center2007–2008
- Evaluation Of Nucleic Acid Vaccine As A Preventive And Therapeutic ModalityClinical Center2007–2008
- Studies Of Viral Hepatitis And AIDS In The Chimpanzee ModelClinical Center1998–2008
- A Prospective Study Of Anti-Hepatitis C Virus Positive Blood DonorsClinical Center1998–2008
- Viral And Immune Factors That Influence Recovery Or Progression Of Hepatitis CClinical Center1996–2008
- Viral And Immune Factors That Influence Recovery Or ProgClinical Center2002–2006
- Transfusion-Related Infections Prospectively Studied (TrClinical Center2002–2006
- Studies Of Viral Hepatitis And AIDS In The Chimpanzee MOClinical Center2002–2006
- A Prospective Study Of Anti-Hepatitis C Virus Positive BClinical Center2002–2006
- Hepatitis C Virus Infection In Infants And ChildrenClinical Center2000–2006
- Viral Hepatitis And AIDS In Animal ModelClinical Center2004
- Viral /Immune Factors That Influence Hepatitis C ProgresClinical Center2004
- Prospective Study Of Anti-Hepatitis C Virus Positive BClinical Center2004
- Transfusion-Related Infections Prospectively StudiedClinical Center2001–2004
- Significance Of Anti-Hiv Antibody In Asymptomatic DonorsClinical Center1998–2003
- Natural History Of Hepatitis C Virus InfectionClinical Center1996–2003
- Viral And Immune Factors In Hepatitis C ProgressionClinical Center2001
- Study Of Anti-Hepatitis C Virus Positive Blood DonorsClinical Center2001
- Viral Hepatitis And AIDS In The Chimpanzee ModelClinical Center1997–2001
- A Controlled Prospective Study Of Transfusion-Associated HepatitisClinical Center1998–2000
- A Prospective Study Of Anti-Hcv Positive Blood DonorsClinical Center1992–1997
- Studies Of Viral Hepatitis In The Chimpanzee ModelClinical Center1996
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