Robert Castel (1933-2013)

[Sir Robert Jones (1857-1933)].

Robert Treat Paine III (1933-2016).

Robert Treat Paine III passed away June 13 in Seattle surrounded by family and friends. RTP, as he was known, was an emeritus Professor at the University of Washington, where he developed a career that helped define the field of community ecology. Ever an avid naturalist who paid close attention to the specifics of a bird song or a starfish’s diet, RTP’s best-known contributions were the concep...

Robert P. Perry 1931–2013

Robert P. Perry On July 15, Robert Palese Perry—‘‘Bob’’ to those who knew him—passed away at the age of 82. Bob was a pioneer in studying gene transcription in mammalian cells, a wonderful mentor to his preand postdoctoral students, and a compassionate family man. He leaves behind his wife Zoila, a well-known sculptor with whom he enjoyed a happy marriage for 57 years, his two daughters Adele a...

In Memoriam: Robert Emmons Kissling (1923–2013)

R Kissling, a pillar of US Center for Disease Control (CDC) infectious diseases programs through an era of great programmatic and institutional growth (1947– 1973), died November 13, 2013 at his home in North Carolina. Through his years at CDC, Bob led investigations of great diversity and impact, always with the same sense of openness, integrity, composure, and respect for everyone involved. T...

Sir Robert Edwards (1925–2013): Creator of the Greatest Happiness

‘‘Give me children; else I am as dead’’. The desperate cry of Rachel to her husband Jacob, whose life is meaningless whilst she remains sterile, rings down the ages [1], a cry still heard in both developed countries and less affluent ones. Until recently, this pain has been largely ignored or belittled, as it was by Jacob. Sir Robert Edwards, who died last week, understood it. The plight of inf...