An Electrical Pioneer

An Italian pioneer in the study of tumor angiogenesis.

I t is generally accepted that the role of angio-genesis in the progression of human solid tumors was originally postulated by Folkman in 1971. 1 The central component in this revolutionary paradigm was that tumor cells undergo an angiogenic switch and generate vasculariza-tion intimate to the tumor. 2 Prior to this switch, tumors are less than 3 mm 3 and thus this new vascularization allows th...

In recognition of an implant pioneer: Professor Dr. André Schroeder.

An international pioneer of endosseous dental implant investigation and an esteemed dental educator from Berne, Switzerland, Professor André Schroeder was recently recognized by the Academy of Osseointegration with Honorary Fellowship in the Academy. In bestowing its highest honor on Professor Schroeder, the Academy paid tribute to one of the unsung giants in the field. His long and productive ...

The pioneer, the activist: an interview with Trevor Hancock.

Ross Graham (RG): What attracted you to public health? Trevor Hancock (TH): After four years of family practice, I was tired of patching people up and sending them back into the war. I wanted to go upstream. This interest was also triggered by my involvement in ecological politics and my work at a health centre in Etobicoke where the majority of patients were on some form of social support. The...

Parnham—A Pioneer Venture

A parasite pioneer

The concept that infectious biological agents were responsible for many diseases was controversial in the midnineteenth century. But key experiments by famed scientists such as Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch eventually won over sceptics. However, some other researchers, equally convinced by this notion, and who also carried our convincing experiments in its support at the same time, have failed ...