Living legend in dermatology-Professor Amrinder J Kanwar

Professor J H Peacock

Professor Joaquín Piñol Aguadé: An Important Figure in Dermatology.

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Professor Joaquín Piñol Aguadé’s birth, we take great satisfaction in recalling his first contribution to a meeting of the Catalan section of the Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Syphilology on January 27, 1944. He described a patient with erythema multiforme associated with rectal lymphogranulomatosis that was successfully treated with sulfonamides...

Donald L. Morton, MD … a living legend in surgical oncology.

Over the past half century, Dr. Donald L. Morton has changed our melanoma surgical practice and our oncology management on a global basis (Fig. 1). His pioneering clinical research efforts in the development and clinical application of sentinel node biopsy have transformed the surgical management of many solid tumors, particularly melanoma and breast cancer [1][2]. In these latter two cancers, ...

Emeritus Professor Colin J Masters (1927–2012)

Colin Masters died on April 6 from cancer, after making outstanding and pioneering contributions to biochemistry and biotechnology in Australia and to the development of Griffith University in SE Queensland as a major research based university. Colin was born in Taihape, a small town on the north island of New Zealand. In his view, the rural setting was an ideal background for his early childho...

Tribute to Professor Anthony J. McMichael

Emeritus Professor A. J. "Tony" McMichael (1942-2014) was an internationally renowned and pioneering Australian academic and advocate in epidemiology, who was passionate about understanding the influences of the environment on human health. In an illustrious career spanning more than four decades, he made significant contributions to the scientific community and policy discourse-including groun...