Statement of CAPT. Douglas L. Mayers, MC USN

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STATK ENT
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CAPT Douglas L. Mayers, MC USN
0930-1035
24 November 1992
COL Dangerfield initiated the meeting with an explanation of the
informal investigation process and a review of the charges for
which he was responsible to determine the facts and the
allegations that pertained to scientific misconduct. He asked
for any information that I may have that would bear on the
investigation.
I stated that I was in a unique position by virtue of having
rsorked in both Departments of the Division of Retroviroloqy.
When I joined the program, I informed COL Burke that I wanted to
work with antiretroviral drugs and did not believe that vaccine
therapy would work. Nevertheless, since the majority of the
research and clinical trials were performed by the Department of
Retroviral Research, I was assigned to LTC Redfield in September
1989. Within two months, COL Burke created the HIV Mission Area
Protocols to coordinate the military HIV research program and I
was made responsible for coordinating HIV Chemotherapy studies.
This required me to report simultaneously to LTC Redfield for
supervision of my research project and to COL Burke for
coordination of HIV chemotherapy studies, evaluation of BAA
proposals and development of support contracts.
In March or April of 1990, I wa transferred to the
Department of Diagnostic Retrovirology

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