at the University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine for nearly 20 years. During his tenure there, he served as a professor of medicine, public health and nursing and as director of clinical research for the USF Division of Infectious Diseases. While director of research, Nadler oversaw Phase I, II and III clinical trials that contributed to the development of more than 20 antiretroviral drugs for the treatment of HIV. Dr. Nadler held several academic posts in New York from 1981 to 1987. He served as Assistant Professor of Medicine at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center at Brooklyn, as Chief of Infectious Diseases at the Brooklyn Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC) and as the acting Chief of Medicine (1985–1986). Seeking warmer climes, he and his wife Constance (a Florida native), moved to St. Petersburg, Florida, where Dr. Nadler served as Chief of Infectious Diseases at the Bay Pines VAMC, prior to joining the faculty at the USF College of Medicine. Awards and recognition Dr. Jeffrey Nadler is a member of Sigma Xi, received the Career Achievement in Research Award, USF Division of Infectious Diseases in 2003 and the Excellence in Service and Teaching Award, USF Division of Infectious Diseases in 1993. He has served as a reviewer or guest editor for fourteen different journals, and has published over one hundred papers in the peer-reviewed medical literature. Physician-Adventurer Whitbread Race The Whitbread Round the World Race (now called the Volvo Ocean Race) is an around the world sailing race that takes place every three years and originates at a port in Europe. Nadler sailed as crew/physician with the Dutch entry, Philips Innovator, in 1985-86 against fifteen other boats. The course when Nadler sailed it was divided into four legs: 1. Southampton, England to Cape Town, South Africa; 2. Cape Town to Auckland, New Zealand; 3. Auckland to Punta del Este, Uruguay; and 4. Punta del Este to Portsmouth, England. Philips Innovator won the second leg and finished second overall to L'Esprit d'Equipe (1985–86 Whitbread Round the World Race). References HIV/AIDS researchers 1950 births Living people People from Brooklyn American infectious disease physicians University at Buffalo alumni New York Medical College alumni