MONTAGNIER, Luc

MONTAGNIER, Luc. French, b. 1932. Genres: Biology, Medicine/Health. Career: Virologist. University of Paris, France, assistant to science faculty, 1955-60; Medical Research Council, London, England, researcher, 1960-63; Institute of Virology, Glasgow, Scotland, researcher, 1963-64; Institut de Radium, Orsay, France, head of laboratory, 1965-72; Institut Pasteur, Paris, France, founder and head of viral oncology unit, 1972-2000, professor, 1985- 2000, head of department of AIDS and retroviruses, 1990-96; Centre National de La Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Paris, France, director, 1974-2000; Center for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Queens College, Flushing, NY, Salick professor and director, 1997-. Publications: Vaincre le SIDA: Entretiens avec Pierre Bourget, 1986; AIDS and HIV Diseases, 1993; (coordinator) Le Sida et La Societe Francaise: Rapport au Premier Ministre, 1994; Des Virus et Des Hommes, 1994; AIDS Research at Ec Level, Biomedical and Health Research, Vol 6, 1997; AIDS, and Neurodegenerative Diseases, 1997; Virus, 2000. EDITOR: (with J-P. Allain and R.C. Gallo) Human Retroviruses and Diseases They Cause: Symposium Highlights, 1988; (with M.-L. Gougeon, and contrib.) New Concepts in AIDS Pathogenesis, 1993; (with R. Olivier and C. Pasquier) Oxidative Stress in Cancer, AIDS, and Neurodegenerative Diseases, 1997. Contributor to journals and periodicals. Address: Center for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, NY 11367, U.S.A.