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FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: January 31, 2005 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*
YORKVILLE ADVISORS LLC
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 11/20/2003
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ADVANCED VIRAL RESEARCH CORP [ADVR]

(Last)        (First)        (Middle)
101 HUDSON STREET,? SUITE 3606
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
_____ Director                                _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)                __ X __ Other (specify below)
/ Investor

(Street)
JERSEY CITY,?NJ? 07302
(City)              (State)              (Zip) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

Common Stock 36025943 I By Limited Partner Cornell Capital Partners, LP

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Convertible 7/28/2003 4/28/2008 Common Stock $700000 ⁽¹⁾ I By Limited Partner Cornell Capital Partners, LP

Warrant 4/28/2003 4/28/2008 Common Stock 15000000 ⁽²⁾ I By Limited Partner Cornell Capital Partners, LP

Explanation of Responses:

( 1) The lesser of 80% of the lowest Closing Bid Price for the 4 trading days preceding conversion or $0.08.

( 2) The Higher of 110% of the Closing Bid Price of the Company's Common Stock on 4/28/2003 or $0.008.

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships

Director 10% Owner Officer Other

YORKVILLE ADVISORS LLC
101 HUDSON STREET
SUITE 3606
JERSEY CITY, NJ 07302

Investor

Signatures

/s/ Mark A. Angelo 11/26/2003

^**Signature of Reporting Person Date

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