# CSHL 2020 Meeting: Fifty Years of Reverse Transcriptase

> **NIH NIH R13** · COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY · 2020 · $50,000

## Abstract

Fifty Years of Reverse Transcriptase
October 28 – 31, 2020
Abstract
The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Genentech Center Conference on the History of Molecular
Biology & Biotechnology will explore important themes of discovery in the biological sciences,
and bring together scientists who made many of the seminal discoveries that began the field
with others whose interests may include the current status of the field, the historical progress of
the field, and/or the application of these techniques and approaches in biotechnology and
medicine. The tenth meeting in the series is entitled “Fifty Years of Reverse Transcriptase”,
and will seek to address research over the last five decades into the basic process of reverse
transcription in many biological processes, how this process underpins many human and animal
diseases including HIV/AIDS, and shedding light on fundamental mechanisms such as cancer.
Anticipated topics include: 1) Pre-discovery, discovery, and impact of reverse transcriptase
(RT); 2) Mechanism of RT and role in (retro)viral replication; 3) RT as tools and target; 4) RT,
retroviruses, cancer and other disease; 5) RT and Evolution I: endogenous retroviruses; and 6)
RT and Evolution II: Other retroelements/normal roles. Speakers who made many of the
seminal discoveries that began the field, as well as those who are working on the topic now. We
also invite historians of science who have examined the topic, setting it in its scientific and
societal context. Like the previous meetings in the series, this meeting will provide an excellent
opportunity to look in-depth at a topic and share the stories that are often missing from
academic accounts. We anticipate the meeting will interest a broad range of individuals,
including scientists, clinicians, historians, and journalists, as well as inspiring the next
generation of early career scientists. The CSHL Genentech Center will permanently archive
video recording of the proceedings for future use by historians and scholars.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10067016
- **Project number:** 1R13AI154638-01
- **Recipient organization:** COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY
- **Principal Investigator:** DAVID J. STEWART
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $50,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-07-01 → 2022-12-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10067016

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10067016, CSHL 2020 Meeting: Fifty Years of Reverse Transcriptase (1R13AI154638-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10067016. Licensed CC0.

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