Dr. Tom Millman, 1942-1982

Educational Activities at the Sami Folk High School 1942-1982

The Sami folk high school started in 1942 as a school for young Sami that needed more education that the Swedish folk school or nomadic school offered its pupils. The school was managed by the Swedish mission society, an organization within the Swedish church. The school was successful but struggled with financial problems. The result was that a foundation with Sami representation managed the s...

The life and work of Dr. Robert Bittman (1942-2014).

-With the passing of Dr. Robert Bittman on the 1 Oct 2014 from cancer, the lipid field lost its most distinguished lipid chemist researcher. Herein, we provide a brief account of Dr. Robert Bittman’s research achievements over a 50 year career. Dr. Robert Bittman’s lasting legacies to the fields of lipid membrane biophysics, cholesterol trafficking and cellular functions of phospholipids and sp...

A tribute to neuroepidemiologist Dr. Bruce Schoenberg 1942-1987.

Bruce S. Schoenberg, MD, PhD, 44, a dedicated and prolific neuroepidemiologist who was chief of the neuroepidemiology branch at the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke (NINCDS) until May, died July 14 of cancer. He left a generous scientific legacy, one that belies his relatively short life. Dr. Schoenberg was internationally respected for his singular cont...

Dr. H. Venkata Krishna Bhatt, PhD FAMS FZS (August 12, 1942, to October 28, 2014)

Dr. H. Venkata Krishna Bhatt joined me in the Department of Pharmacology, Kurnool Medical College, in 1966 as an Assistant Research Officer, ICMR. He coauthored 5 papers in Foreign Journals and 11 in Indian Journals. He was sincere and efficient, working late at night. He was selected as a Research Officer, ICMR, and joined National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH), Ahmedabad, in 1972. H...

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