John R. La Montagne Memorial Symposium on Pandemic Influenza Research: Meeting Proceedings (2005)
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JOHN R. LA MONTAGNE MEMORIAL SYMPOSIUM ON PANDEMIC INFLUENZA RESEARCH
Meeting Proceedings
Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice
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PLANNING GROUP ON THE JOHN R. LA MONTAGNE MEMORIAL SYMPOSIUM ON PANDEMIC INFLUENZA RESEARCH
RICHARD B. JOHNSTON, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics,
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO
ANN ARVIN, M.D., Lucile Packard Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology & Immunology,
Stanford University, Stanford, CA
CAROL CARDONA, D.V.M., PH.D., Veterinary Medicine Extension,
University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
PETER PALESE, PH.D., Professor & Chair,
Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
STAFF
ROSE MARIE MARTINEZ, Sc.D., Director,
Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice
ALICE WEZI MUNTHALI, M.P.H.
HOPE HARE, M.F.A., Administrative Assistant Consultant
SANDRA HACKMAN, Copy Editor
JOHN R. LAMONTAGNE
1943-2004
This symposium is dedicated to the memory and legacy of John R. LaMontagne, Deputy Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health.
As a quiet but tireless champion, he helped to spearhead some of the most important recent global efforts to fight infectious diseases and to improve the health of children and adults everywhere. For nearly 30 years, John’s thoughtful demeanor and even-handed approach led the way in tackling some of nature’s greatest challenges to humankind. His influence has been incalculable on both national and international programs related to the development of vaccines for pertussis, rotavirus, AIDS, influenza, and malaria; new drugs for tuberculosis; and, more recently, biodefense research. In all of his work, John brought the human and public health dimensions to the efforts of laboratory research. He served the nation and the world immeasurably well, and we are better for it.
For the leadership, wise counsel, humor, and friendship that he shared with us and so many others, we are deeply grateful.
