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Sad News
 Alastair
Clayton, Ph.D., who was at the forefront of the global effort to
combat HIV/AIDS internationally, died in June in Montreal, Canada.
After leaving his post as Director of Canada's AIDS program, Dr.
Clayton began an association with FIC that spanned almost 15 years.
From 1990 to 1992, on loan from the Canadian government, he served
as Senior Medical Science Advisor to the Center and conducted the
first external scientific evaluation of FIC's newly established
AIDS International Training and Research Program. He also played
a leading role in the U.S. operations of the World AIDS Foundation
(WAF), first serving as a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee
for WAF and later assuming the responsibility of U.S. WAF Scientific
Administrator on behalf of FIC. In this capacity, he oversaw the
U.S. scientific operations of the Foundation, a cooperative endeavor
between NIH and the Institut Pasteur in France. In appreciation
of the extraordinary contributions Dr. Clayton made to FIC, then-Director
Gerald T. Keusch recognized him with a FIC Distinguished Service
Award, which was announced at a WAF scientific symposium in Paris
in July.
Dr. Clayton is survived by his wife Denise of Montreal and three
children, Ian, Fiona, and Veronique. He will be missed by his many
friends and colleagues at FIC and around the world.
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