BULCSÚ LÁSZLÓ (1922. – 2016.)

Alfred G. Knudson (1922–2016)

An iconic, visionary giant in medical science, Alfred G. Knudson, Jr., M.D., Ph.D. died July 10, 2016, one month short of his 94 birthday. Often referred to as the ‘‘Mendel of cancer genetics’’—Al was widely known for his groundbreaking ‘‘two-hit’’ hypothesis of cancer development and his prediction of recessiveacting tumor suppressor genes. His revolutionary two-hit hypothesis envisaged that c...

Graph Minor Theory László

A monumental project in graph theory was recently completed. The project, started by Robertson and Seymour, and later joined by Thomas, led to entirely new concepts and a new way of looking at graph theory. The motivating problem was Kuratowski’s characterization of planar graphs, and a far-reaching generalization of this, conjectured by Wagner: If a class of graphs is minor-closed (i.e., it is...

Transition and Development László Csaba

Stanley Cohen (1922- )

Stanley Cohen [5] was born on 17 November 1922 in Brooklyn, New York. His father was a tailor and his mother a housewife who immigrated to the United States from Russia in the early 1900s. Cohen spent his early education in the New York City public school system, and attended the city college, Brooklyn College [9], for his undergraduate studies. Brooklyn College [9] had no tuition, which allowe...

Indian Science Congress, 1922

The Medical Research Section of the Indian SnVnre Congress opened its fourth session on Wednesday, the 1st of February 1922. Major J. Cunningham, i.m.S., delivered the presidential address the title of which was " India's debt to Medical Research," and the text of which will be found elsewhere in the current number. After Major Cunningham's address the proceedings on tile first day were as follows