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Johnson explains his love for science and his passion for microbiology, and how all of that led him to the study of retroviruses. “Working with fish viruses is really cool research,” he notes, "but there are just not a lot of people in this area." The sense of isolation was eventually too much: “I missed having people with whom to interact, so I went to the absolute opposite—HIV.”
The UMRB grant helped me build confidence, purchase tools, and fund staff to work in my lab. It gave me a kick-start.
