BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Marvin Agusta Cuchens was born in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, on June, 7, 1948. He graduated from Tate High School, Pensacola, Florida, on May 31, 1966. He was awarded a two-year scholarship at Pensacola Junior College from 1966-1968 and continued his education at the University of Florida, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry on December 12, 1970. He completed his studies in the Department of Immunology and Medical Microbiology for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in August, 1977. He will continue his studies in immunology in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Oregon Health Science Center, Portland, Oregon as a Postdoctoral Fellow with Dr. G. A. Leslie. 162