Background
Peterlin, Boris Matija was born on July 4, 1947 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Son of Anton and Leopoldina (Leskovic) Peterlin. came to the United States, 1961.
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Boris Matija Peterlin, American Physician. Achievements include diagnosis of bare lymphocyte syndrome; discoveryof mechanism of action of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Nef and Tat proteins; fundamental studies in replication of Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Rosalind Russell Arthritis scholar University of California; recipient Alexander vonHumboldt prize, 1995.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Duke U., 1968; Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1973.
Career
Intern, resident, Stanford (California) University Hospital, 1973-1975; senior resident, Stanford (California) University Hospital, 1977-1978; fellow in rheumatology, immunology, Stanford (California) U. Hospital, 1978-1981; assistant professor, University of California, San Francisco, 1981-1988; associate professor, University of California, San Francisco, 1988-1994; professor, University of California, San Francisco, since 1994; assistant investigator, HHMI, Bethesda, Maryland., 1984-1989; associate investigator, HHMI, Bethesda, Maryland., 1989-1995; investigator, HHMI, Bethesda, Maryland., since 1995. Visiting professor U. Ljubljana, since 1998.
Achievements
Membership
Lieutenant commander United States Public Health Service, 1975-1977. Fellow American Society for Clinical Investigation. Member American Association Immunology, American Federation Clinical Research, American Society for Microbiology, American College Rheumatology, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Connections
Married Anne Scheel-Larsen, July 21, 1984. Children: Anton Alexander, Sebastian Bogomir.
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Nationality
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Religion
Roman Catholic -
Political Party
Democrat