Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA; email:
Annu Rev Virol. 2019 Sep 29;6(1):31-47. doi: 10.1146/annurev-virology-092818-015828.
I always loved biology and to do experiments. This passion and a great deal of good fortune and serendipity landed me in the field of retrovirology at the time when it opened to experimental analysis. I became involved in viral replication, genetics, and viral oncogenes. In more recent years, I have applied what I learned in tumor virology to human cancer. The early years of my personal life were marked by displacements and migration: deportation into East Germany, escape to the West, and emigration to the United States. As a young man I faced heartbreaking personal tragedies but attained a peaceful and steady course in the second half of my life. I am fortunate to have found my home in Southern California and to continue in cancer research.
我一直热爱生物学和实验。这种热情以及许多好运和机缘巧合，使我在逆转录病毒学领域从事实验分析工作。我参与了病毒复制、遗传学和病毒致癌基因的研究。近年来，我将肿瘤病毒学方面的知识应用于人类癌症。我个人生活的早期充满了流离失所和迁移：被驱逐到东德，逃到西德，再移民到美国。年轻时，我经历了令人心碎的个人悲剧，但在人生的后半段，我过上了平静稳定的生活。我很幸运能在南加州安家，并继续从事癌症研究。
