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John Coffin (1729-1808)
John Coffin may refer to: * John Coffin (judge) (died 1838), judge and army officer * John Coffin (scientist) John Coffin is an American virologist. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, raised in Schenectady, New York, Coffin is a professor of Molecular Biology and Microbiology at Tufts University in Boston. He is also the former director of the HIV Dynamics a ..., American virologist * John H. C. Coffin (1815–1890), American astronomer and educator {{Hndis, Coffin, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Coffin (judge)
John Coffin (c. 1751 – May 12, 1838) was an army officer, merchant, judge and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented King's in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1785 to 1816. He was born in Boston, the son of Nathaniel Coffin and Elizabeth Barnes. Coffin entered the British Army and fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill. He became a major in the Orange Rangers in 1777, serving in New Jersey and New York, and later transferred to the New York Volunteers, which saw action in Georgia and South Carolina. In 1781, he married Ann Mathews. Coffin became a major in the King's American Regiment in 1782. In 1783, he was placed on half pay and brought his family to what is now New Brunswick. Coffin acquired a large estate from Beamsley Perkins Glasier, where he built a grist mill and a sawmill. He also sold fish, lumber and rum. Coffin was named a justice of the peace and a judge in the Inferior Court of Common Pleas. In 1812, he was named to the New Brunswick C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Coffin (scientist)
John Coffin is an American virologist. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, raised in Schenectady, New York, Coffin is a professor of Molecular Biology and Microbiology at Tufts University in Boston. He is also the former director of the HIV Dynamics and Replication Program (formerly the Drug Resistance Program) of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and serves as special advisor to the director of the Center for Cancer Research at NCI. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences (elected in 1999) and a recipient of American Cancer Society professorship. He has advised policy committees at the national level regarding retrovirus-related matters. Coffin was programme committee chair for the 18th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in 2011. Coffin received his undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University. He performed PhD research with the geneticist Howard Temin at the University of Wisconsin. His postdoctoral advisor was Charles Weissmann of the University o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
