Professor George Lewis is a professor and Director, Division of Vaccine Research, Institute of Human Virology, Maryland, USA. He received his B.S., 1970 the University of Mississippi, Biology (major) Chemistry (minor), Ph.D., 1974 the University of Mississippi, Immunology (in Dept. of Biology), Julius M. Cruse, M.D., Ph.D., (Mentor) Postdoctoral Fellow, 1974–1978 UCSF. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Immunology/Immunochemistry, Joel W. Goodman, Ph.D. (Mentor). His main research interest included HIV Vaccine Development, Immunology, Structural Biology, Non-human Primates. He has awarded several awards including 1970 – Phi Kappa Phi (National Scholastic Honorary Society), 1970-1971: University Non-Service Graduate Fellowship, 1971-1974: Department of Biology Research Fellowship, 1974-1976: NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship (Training Grant), 1976-1977: NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship (Individual Grant), 1983-1988: American Cancer Society Faculty Research Award, 2016: The Robert C. Gallo, M.D., Professor in Translational Medicine (Endowed Professorship). He assigned as a scientific advisor 1985-1996 at UMBI, Medical Biotechnology Center. He worked as a Dean’s Committee on Molecular Biology at UMB (1985-1986) then a Biochemistry Faculty Search Committee (1986-1987). From 1989-1991, he worked as a Chair, Virology Search Committee, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, UMB. 1995-1996: UMB, Member, Dean’s Committee on Revision of Appointment and Promotions Requirement. 1997-2007: Chairperson, UMBI, IACUC. 2007-2013: Member, UMB, IACUC.He worked as Associate Editor in Immunologic Research, Clinical Biotechnology, Cellular Immunology and currently in Bioengineered Bugs. He also worked as a section editor for the Journal of Human Virology and editor in of Infections and Cancer. He is an Ad Hoc Reviewer in Science Magazine, PNAS, Infection and Immunity, Journal of Virology, Vaccine, AIDS, AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, PlosPathogens, National Review Panels and many others.