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Head, Viral Mutation Section

HIV Drug Resistance Program
National Cancer Institute
NCI-Frederick, P.O. Box B, Building 535
Frederick, MD 21702-1201
Phone: 301-846-1710
Fax: 301-846-6013
E-mail: vpathak@ncifcrf.gov


Dr. Vinay K. Pathak received his B.A. in Biology from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1979.  He obtained his M.S. in Comparative Pathology in 1983 from the University of California, Davis, for characterization of mouse mammary tumor virus proviral integration sites near the int1 and int2 loci in mammary tumors and hyperplastic tissues in Dr. Robert Cardiff's laboratory.  He received his Ph.D. for work on characterization of the eukaryotic protein synthesis initiation factors eIF-2
a and eIF-2b in Dr. John W.B. Hershey's laboratory at the University of California, Davis, in 1988.  He was a postdoctoral fellow under the guidance of Dr. Howard Temin from 1988 to 1991, where he determined the in vivo forward mutation rate of spleen necrosis virus and characterized the nature of mutations that arise during retroviral replication.  In 1991, Dr. Pathak became an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center at West Virginia University.  He was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 1998.  He joined the HIV Drug Resistance Program at the National Cancer Institute in 1999.  Dr. Pathak is also an Adjunct Professor at West Virginia University.

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