In Memoriam: Prof. Jingdong Zhang

Obituary - In Memoriam: Prof. Peter Hausen

We were deeply saddened by the news that our scientific mentor, Prof. Peter Hausen, passed away on May 28th of this year. Peter Hausen began his scientific career as a Ph.D. student with Werner Schäfer at the former Max-Planck-Institute (MPI) for Virology in Tübingen, completing his thesis on the molecular biology of the mouse encophalomyelitis virus in 1961. After a stay at the Weizmann Instit...

In memoriam for Prof. Noshir H. Wadia

In those days, MRCP was considered the gold standard for any physician and also a very big challenge. He successfully cleared the MRCP (London) at the first attempt in March 1952. Between 1952 and 1956, he pursued his neurology training in the UK, initially under Mr. G.F. Rowbotham in the department of neurosurgery, Newcastle General Hospital. It was Mr. Rowbotham who strongly recommended him t...

In Memoriam: Prof Smail Zubcevic, MD, PhD (1958-2017)

Th ere are moments when you get caught and surprised, and when you do not realize that something has happened. First, you do not believe it because it is not meaningful and it is not fair, but then, you become aware that there is something beyond that you’re not able to control. I guess destiny, as a warning, you should recognize. Two nights ago, the heart of our Smajo stopped knocking. Th ey s...

In memoriam Prof. Engineer Pompiliu Manea (1935–2015)

On Monday, June 15, 2015 the illustrious and colourful life of Prof. Engineer Pompiliu Manea Ph.D., member of the Romanian Academy of Science, came to a sudden end, just as he was resting in his chair in his apartment in Cluj-Napoca. Pompiliu Manea was born on October 7, 1935 in Purani Commune, Teleorman County, Romania, as a son of an engineer who worked with and on agricultural machines. The ...

In Memoriam: Prof. Dr. Hanns Kreisel (1931-2017).