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Warner C. Greene, MD, PhD
Warner C. Greene, MD, PhD, is the director of the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology (GIVI), a research center dedicated to fundamental studies of modern virology and immunology with a focus on HIV and AIDS. Dr. Greene graduated from Stanford University (with a BA degree) and Washington University School of Medicine (MD and PhD degrees), and took his internship and residency training in medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Greene is a professor of medicine, microbiology, and immunology at the University of California, San Francisco. The ongoing research in Dr. Greene’s laboratory focuses on the molecular mechanisms that regulate HIV replication, including the role of the NF- k B/Rel family of transcription factors and the biological function of the HIV nef, vif, and vpr auxiliary gene products. He is the author of more than 290 scientific papers and has been recognized as one of the 100 most cited scientists in the world. In 2004, Dr. Greene was named a fellow of the American Academy for the Advancement of Science.
Dr. Greene serves as co-director of the UCSF-GIVI Center for AIDS Research and is a member of the Executive Committee of the AIDS Research Institute at UCSF. Other leadership positions include membership on the Dean’s Executive Committee at San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH), SFGH Research Committee, Executive Committee of the UCSF Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, and Board of Directors for the Academic Alliance Foundation, which is dedicated to AIDS care, prevention, and training in Africa.
