William D. Rogers (1927-2007)

Anne McLaren 1927–2007

This had been a celebratory year for Anne McLaren. In April, her 80th birthday was marked in Cambridge, UK by a special symposium in her honor on germ cells and stem cells, two subjects very close to her heart and the main themes of her research endeavors throughout her career. Many of her colleagues and friends from all over the world gathered to participate in lively scientific sessions, grea...

A tribute to Elizabeth D. Hay, 1927-2007.

Dr. Elizabeth Dexter Hay, born in St. Augustine, Florida, on April 2, 1927, died of cancer on August 20, 2007. Betty left behind a rich legacy, not only as a superb cell and developmental biologist, but also as an educator and beloved mentor. She was a remarkable woman. Betty attended Smith College in 1944, and met biology professor Meryl Rose, who became her scientific mentor. In Rose’s labora...

Life and Letters of William Barton Rogers.

The Back-Bay Lands. Plans for a Conservatory of Art and Science. Mr. Rogers visits William and Mary College.Degree of LL. D. from his Alma Mater.A Geological Trip to the Provinces. Notes on the Aurora Borealis. Political Excitement. Darwin's " Origin of Species." A Memorial to the Legislature. -Address in its Behalf. Failure of the Bill. -Review of the " Origin of Species."Discussions at the So...

Elizabeth Dexter Hay (1927?2007)

Elizabeth Dexter Hay studied the cellular processes that affect development of embryos in the US during the mid-twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. In 1974, Hay showed that the extracellular matrix, a collection of structural molecules that surround cells, influences cell behavior. Cell growth, cell migration [2], and gene expression are influenced by the interaction between cells and t...

Durward William John Cruickshank (1924-2007).