Tadami Chizuka (1932 – 2010)

Whooping cough dynamics in Chile (1932-2010): disease temporal fluctuations across a north-south gradient.

BACKGROUND The spatial-temporal dynamics of Bordetella pertussis remains as a highly interesting case in infectious disease epidemiology. Despite large-scale vaccination programs in place for over 50 years around the world, frequent outbreaks are still reported in many countries. METHODS Here, we use annual time series of pertussis incidence from the thirteen different regions of Chile (1952-...

Robin Holliday 1932–2014

Robin Holliday When the founder of a field of investigation departs from our midst, there is the palpable feeling among his or her close associates that an era has come to an end. Such is the sense that the elders of the field of genetic recombination feel with the passing of Robin Holliday, whose very name is synonymous with the process. Hediedathis homeon theoutskirtsofSydney, Australia, on t...

Op-brhe130268 1931..1932

We have known about the strong association between AS and the HLA-B*27 (B*27) gene for the past 40 years; however, the mechanism with which only some allomorphs of the HLA-B27 molecule, as well as some other HLA class I molecules, are involved in the occurrence of SpAs is still unclear [1]. In this issue of Rheumatology, Cauli et al. [2] present data that may aid our understanding of this mecha...

Éditorial: Edmond Bianco (1932-2005)

Ddh193 1919..1932

Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA, Graduate Center for Toxicology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA, Department of Pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington DC 20052, USA, American Quest Laboratories, Inc., Chantill...