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Norman Lee Letvin

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Death
28 May 2012 (aged 62)
Burial
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Path: Lilac Path; Lot: 10843; Site: 0; Grave: 1
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A detailed tribute to Dr. Norman Letvin was published in the Journal of Clinical Investigations on 1 Aug 2012. A brief summary from this includes the following:

Dr. Norman L. Letvin was Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Chief of the Division of Viral Pathogenesis, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and a world authority on the biology of retroviruses. He fostered the development of research teams that made significant progress in AIDS research. He was also an accomplished classical clarinetist and founding member of the Weston Wind Quintet. Dr. Letvin was devoted to mentoring young scientists and taught them to carefully review data, to read the literature critically, to write clear and concise scientific papers, to present their work effectively, and to write successful grants. He was a devoted father with his wife, Marion, in raising their four children.
Contributor: Mary Elizabeth (49121482)
A detailed tribute to Dr. Norman Letvin was published in the Journal of Clinical Investigations on 1 Aug 2012. A brief summary from this includes the following:

Dr. Norman L. Letvin was Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Chief of the Division of Viral Pathogenesis, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and a world authority on the biology of retroviruses. He fostered the development of research teams that made significant progress in AIDS research. He was also an accomplished classical clarinetist and founding member of the Weston Wind Quintet. Dr. Letvin was devoted to mentoring young scientists and taught them to carefully review data, to read the literature critically, to write clear and concise scientific papers, to present their work effectively, and to write successful grants. He was a devoted father with his wife, Marion, in raising their four children.
Contributor: Mary Elizabeth (49121482)

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