| Dr.
James E.K. Hildreth, M.D.
The work of Dr. Hildreth in HIV/AIDS dates back to 1986
and focuses on blocking HIV infection by learning how
HIV gets into cells. He has published more than 80 scientific
articles and holds six patents. Originally from Arkansas,
Dr. Hildreth holds degrees from Harvard University,
Oxford University and Johns Hopkins University where
he was the first African American to earn full professorship
with tenure in the basic sciences.
Currently,
Dr. Hildreth serves as the Director for the Center for
AIDS Health Disparities Research and Professor of Medicine
at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee.
Dr. Hildreth is also an Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology
and Molecular Sciences, at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine,
Baltimore, Maryland.
In
addition, Dr. Hildreth is a past member of the National
Institutes of Health/the National Institute of Allergy
and Infectious Diseases (AIDS Research Review Study
Section). His research has been focused on the relationship
between adhesion molecules, lipid rafts, and the biology
of human retroviruses (HIV).
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