AIDS Agency Head Quits to Work on HIV Vaccine
Dr. William Paul, director of the Office of AIDS Research at the U.S. National Institutes of Health, said Friday that he had resigned so he could work on a vaccine against the deadly syndrome.
In a letter to associates and journalists, Paul said he was leaving with a “true sense of accomplishment” but wanted to return to research.
“I believe that such a vaccine is an urgent global public health imperative,” Paul, a top immunologist, wrote. “I also believe that the development of an effective HIV vaccine will provide the foundation for the discovery of vaccines for other life-threatening illnesses.”
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