John Aitchison, 1926-2016

Ernest John Christopher Polge (1926-2006)

Twentieth-century researcher Ernest John Christopher Polge studied the reproductive processes of livestock and determined a method to successfully freeze, thaw, and utilize viable [4] sperm [5] cells to produce offspring in animals. In 1949, Polge identified glycerol as a cryoprotectant, or a medium that enables cells to freeze without damaging their cellular components or functions. Several ye...

John Gray M'Kendrick, physiologist (1841-1926).

IN 1859 The British Association met in Aberdeen. A letter' circulated in February of that year, asked for contributions to the Natural History exhibition suggesting that '. . . iftolerably complete (as a little exertion may easilymake it) will prove very interesting and instructive.' M'Kendrick was then an indentured clerk in a lawyers' office, and had assembled a marine aquarium in his lodging...

1926-2016: 90 Years of listeriology.

ISOPOL - for "International Symposium on Problems of Listeria and Listeriosis" - meetings gather every three years since 1957 participants from all over the world and allow exchange and update on a wide array of topics concerning Listeria and listeriosis, ranging from epidemiology, diagnostic and typing methods, to genomics, post-genomics, fundamental microbiology, cell biology and pathogenesis...

In Memoriam: Chittoor V. Ramamoorthy, PhD 1926-2016

Professor Adriana Fiorentini: 1/11/1926–29/2/2016

Adriana Fiorentini was for many decades a pillar of the CNR Institute for Neurophysiology (then Neuroscience). On February 29, 2016, she passed away peacefully in her sleep, with a smile. A whole generation of vision scientists remembers her with love and respect. Her wisdom, intelligence, dedication to science, enthusiasm for research, and love of knowledge set an example to us all. She was a ...