Exhibit 23.2




               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration  Statements on Form
S-8 (No.  33-79020 and  33-79022) of our report dated  February 14, 1995, on the
financial statements of Human Genome Sciences,  Inc. for the year ended December
31, 1994 included in the 1996 Annual Report on Form 10-K.



                                           /s/ Richard A. Eisner & Company, LLP

New York, New York
March 28, 1997