IN MEMORIAM: WILLIAM HARKER RHODES, BA, VMD, M. MED. SCI. 1925-2010

In Memoriam, Melvin M. Grumbach (1925–2016)

MelvinM. Grumbach, MD, widely regarded as the world’s foremost pediatric endocrinologist, died October 4, 2016, at the age of 90 (Fig. 1). Beloved by all and affectionately known as Mel, he was the Edward B. Shaw Professor of Pediatrics, Emeritus, former Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics (1966–1986) at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and a former President of The Endoc...

In Memoriam: Umberto Veronesi (1925–2016)

It was a privilege for me to first meet Umberto Veronesi, in a uniquely spacious office of the Milan ‘Istituto dei Tumori’ in 1976, as it corresponded to his position as Institute Director and accomplished surgeon and clinical researcher. Knowing of his impressive list of worldwide accomplishments, I wondered whether he could spare some minutes for an informal visit by a medical oncologist repr...

In Memoriam: Joshua Lederberg (1925–2008)1

he world of emerging infections lost a valuable friend and inspiring leader earlier this year with the death of Joshua Le-derberg. The globally recognized scientist, educator, national and Presidential scientifi c advisor, and Nobel Laureate died of pneumonia on February 2, 2008, at the age of 82. Dr Lederberg's early work on bacterial genetics virtually established the discipline of molecular ...

In memoriam: William A. Craig.

Ursula Theuretzbacher, Paul G. Ambrose, Alasdair P. MacGowan, David R. Andes, Fritz Sörgel, Hartmut Derendorf, Johan W. Mouton, George L. Drusano, Paul M. Tulkens, Michael N. Dudley, Otto Cars, Roger L. Nation Center for Anti-Infective Agents, Vienna, Austria; Institute for Clinical Pharmacodynamics, Latham, New York, USA; Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research and Evaluation, Department of ...

In Memoriam: Martin William Ribarsky