In memoriam: Robert (Bob) Francis Leslie Logan (1917-2016)

Robert (Bob) Francis Leslie Logan (1917-2016)

Professor Robert Francis Leslie Logan, known to his colleagues as Bob, was professor of Organization of Health Care System at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). He chaired Department of Community medicine when I studied LSHTM in 1981/1982 as postgraduate student. Professor Logan was an innovative teacher and very communicative person. Concerned that students might lack real...

Francis W. Peabody, 1917

In Memoriam Francis H.C. Crick

Quickly I narrowed down my interests to two main areas: the borderline between the living and the nonliving, and the workings of the brain. Further introspection showed me that what these two subjects had in common was that they touched on problems which, in many circles, seemed beyond the power of science to explain. He was fortunate to get a studentship in Max Perutz's group in the Cavendish ...

In Memoriam: Francis H.C. Crick

Quickly I narrowed down my interests to two main areas: the borderline between the living and the nonliving, and the workings of the brain. Further introspection showed me that what these two subjects had in common was that they touched on problems which, in many circles, seemed beyond the power of science to explain. He was fortunate to get a studentship in Max Perutz's group in the Cavendish ...

Robert L. Comis: In Memoriam

Robert L. (Bob) Comis, M.D., passed away suddenly on May 10, 2017.The oncology community remembers with great affection his many contributions to our field. Dr. Comis was a medical oncologist who made major advances in the treatment of lung cancer, from the time he was the director of clinical research in that field in the extramural program of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) until his more...