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May 15, 2013 - Testified at the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing for NIH today. Testified with Francis Collins, Harold Varmus, Story Landis, Richard Hodes and Gary Gibbons. Friendly Hearing. Asked me questions about DURC, Antibiotic resistant bacteria, H7N9 influenza pre-pandemic, universal flu vaccines and autoimmunity. As mentioned many times above, the Hearings are very different from 10-20 years ago. We had 2 hours for the entire NIH, when back then we had a week of Hearing with individual half-days for the big institutes.
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May 17, 2013 - Interesting dinner with my friends Catherine and Wayne Reynolds at Adour Restaurant at the St. Regis Hotel on 16th and K Streets, N.W. Other guests were John Rogers who was Assistant to the President during the Reagan Administration. He remembered me from back then. He went off to be Deputy to Jim Baker when Baker became Secretary of State for Reagan. His wife Deborah was charming and a nice evening was had by all. John sharply criticized Obama's energy policy saying that his slowing down Shale drilling and the Alaska pipeline is preventing us from becoming completely energy independent.
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May 18, 2013 -- At work on Saturday. Chris flew to Sacramento to see Ali compete in the PAC-12 crew meet. I am home with Megan who is studying for the MCAT exam next week with her friend Iman. Meg just finished her post-baccalaureate pre-med year at Hopkins. Will take MCAT on May 23.
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May 21-23, 2013 -- Went to Paris to give Opening keynote lecture at the Institut Pasteur that is celebrating the 30 Anniversary of the Science paper by Francoise Barre-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier identifying HIV (LAV) in May, 2003. I spoke about the future challenges in HIV/AIDS research. Francoise and the French were extremely gracious to me. After the difficulties with Gallo and "the Americans" historically, they have settled now with showering on me great respect and honor as someone who has been in the field from Day One and who has made extraordinary contributions, but importantly has conducted himself with leadership and integrity. Francoise introduced me before my lecture as "The only person who possibly could deliver this Keynote Address at this historic time. She was extremely gracious. Although I do not like to travel, the trip was actually fun. Went to dinner one night with Bob, Deborah and Mia Seder at Le Bon Ami -- great restaurant. Next night had group gala dinner at Le Theatre du Merveilleux - Les Pavillons de Bercy. It was magical in that Francoise, Marie-Lise Gourgeon and a couple of other dignitaries gave me and Bob Gallo a private tour of what turned out to be a "Fellini-like" museum of the history of 18- 19 Century Paris with many Carousels, statues, costumes gadgets, etc. It was the place where the wine was stored as well as fruits and food for sale to the shops in Paris. Also saw the original head-dress of Josephine Baker when she was in her hey-day in Paris.
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May 23, 2013 -- Flew back and went immediately to the black-tie Gala Dinner for FELA of the Sons of Italy. Gave awards to a scholarship student as well to Robert Corrao -- sports media figure. Good time at dinner with discussions with many celebrities that are either old friend or new ones that I just met. -- Colin Powell (got an award), Generals James Jones, Ray Odierno. Sen. Jack Reed, Doug Flutie, Joe Montegna (MC of the event), etc. Good evening, even though I was exhausted from Trans-Atlantic flight. Heavy thunderstorms that night.
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May 29, 2013 -- Just got NEJM commentary accepted without review and in about 3 hours from submission on H7N9 and the likelihood of direct mutation to pandemicity. Was on CNN Wolf Blitzer "Situation Room" to discuss MERS-COV. Now 59 cases and 30 deaths. Will go to Indianapolis tonight to watch Ali row in the NCAA Women's Crew Tournament.
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June 1, 2013 - Ali's II Eight boat came in 2nd in the Petit Final and 8th overall in the tournament - Great job, Ali! Ali ultimately makes 1st Team All-Pac-12 Academic AllAmerican (for second year in a row). She has the highest grade point average (4.05) of any Pac-12 athlete.
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June 3, 2013 - Press interest continues regarding MERS-CoV. Was on daytime CNN today plus lately other TV media "feeds" such as AP, VOA, Reuters. David Morens, Jeff Taubenberger and I just got Commentary accepted in NEJM on H7N9 - to come out Online on June 5.
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June 4, 2013 - Had dinner at Matisse with Bob Bazell, 38 year TV medical reporter for NBC. He is leaving NBC to join Yale Faculty. He is a trained microbiologist before working for NBC. He must have interviewed me hundreds of times over the 30 + years of HIV/AIDS. We have become friends and he wanted to have a catch-up dinner and tell me of his plans.