Dionisio Link (1943-2013)

In memoriam: Alexander I. Klimov (1943-2013).

Alexander (Sasha) I. Klimov, PhD, ScD (1943–2013)

On Tuesday February 5, 2013, Alexander (Sasha) Klimov passed away after a valiant battle with cancer. Sasha was an internationally renowned influenza scientist and Deputy Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center on Surveillance, Epidemiology and Control of Influenza at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. In his position as C...

A Commitment to Serve: In Remembrance of Richard R. Rubin, PhD, CDE (1943–2013) and Harry Keen, MD (1925–2013)

In the 17 years that I have managed the Diabetes Care Editorial Office, my staff and I have assisted thousands of authors, editors, and reviewers. We have become friends with more of them than we could begin to count. Sadly, we recently lost two especially dear friends, Richard R. Rubin, PhD, CDE, and Harry Keen, MD. Richard lost his battle with cancer on March 25; Harry died unexpectedly on Ap...

Invasive Pneumococcal Isolates from Danish Infants (0 - 90 Days) during the Years 1943 to 2013

BACKGROUND The seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-7) was introduced in the Danish childhood immunization program (at 3, 5 and 12 months of age) in 2007 and was replaced with PCV-13 in 2010 without changes to the schedule. After the introduction of these vaccines the incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) due to vaccine types (VTs) declined markedly in children aged 0-2 y...

Joshua Wallman 1943–2012

Josh Wallman was many things – a neuroscientist, an ornithologist, a teacher, a mentor, a gourmet, a joker. He pioneered the use of the avian model for understanding eye growth, and made invaluable contributions to vision research and the field of myopia. He will be remembered for his promotion of young researchers, his scientific acumen, and also his wit, which never faltered. Josh succumbed t...