A tribute to Eric C. Grimm (1951–2020)

A tribute to C. Everett Koop.

Commitment to service, loyalty to science, and passion for public health were the hallmarks of Dr. C. Everett Koop’s career. His death in February, 2013 at the age of 96 is a reminder that one determined person with the courage to look past ideology and on to the greater good can make an enormous difference. That determination and courage wasn’t what many people expected when Dr. Koop—“Chick” t...

A Tribute to Late Professor Mahlagha Ghorbanli

This edition of IJPP celebrates ten years of steady publication of Iranian Journal of Plant Physiology. The story of IJPP is that of a journey that started from a local forum where the researchers and scholars mainly from the Islamic Azad University could share findings of their studies, gradually developing into an international peer-reviewed jour...

John C. Liebeskind (1935-1997): a tribute.

I’d like to begin by thanking those who have helped me prepare this tribute—contributing pictures, stories, and/or moral support. This group includes many of John’s students and friends, his family, and especially those at the Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library at UCLA where the John C. Liebeskind History of Pain Collection is housed. In particular, Marcia Meldrum, who worked closely with Joh...

Membrane Science and Research: A Tribute to Professor Takeshi Matsuura

A Tribute to Jan

Returning to the University of Uppsala after 1 year in ON DECEMBER 1, 1996, the world lost one of this century’s giants in hematology. Jan Gosta WaldenMunich, he studied diseases associated with an elevation of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). Waldenström ström was born the son and grandson of physicians in Stockholm, Sweden, on April 17, 1906. During his long and distindescribed three...