Preston Marx, Ph.D.

Tulane University, Chairman Public Health and Tropical Medicine

Preston Marx, Ph.D.
Tulane University, Chairman Public Health and Tropical Medicine

 

Preston has been a pioneering virologist who has a keen interest in the factors which influence the sexual transmission of SIV/HIV, namely the female reproductive hormones. After reviewing the available scientific literature and the results of the R21 grant, he recognized the potential role that activation of the endocannabinoid system could have on the prevention of HIV transmission. He and his colleagues at the Tulane National Primate Research Center remain enthusiastic about the prospects of the research but are in need of support.