In memory of Professor Albert Szent-Gy�rgyi

[A biographical sketch of Albert Szent-Györgyi].

Albert Szent-Györgyi was a Hungarian biochemist and physiologist. He identified the structure and function of vitamin C, naming it as ascorbic acid. His research on cellular respiration and oxidation provided the basis for Krebs' citric acid cycle. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1937. With his collaborators, he discovered the biochemical basis of muscle contractility, isolating the basic pro...

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Thoughts on the later career of Albert Szent-Gyorgyi.

I did not know Albert Szent-Gyorgyi well. We were a generation apart and I did not work in his laboratory. However, for almost forty years I observed his activities each summer in and around the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole and enjoyed his zest for science and living. I admired his past achievements as a master biochemist and listened to his joyous dramatic lectures. He had people...

The charismatic teacher at Szeged: Albert Szent-Györgyi.

My good fortune brought me in contact with Albert Szent-Györgyi at the beginning of 1932 and my life became closely associated with his laboratory for fifteen years. The list of succesful scientists who spent a number of years there at time, who became well-known biochemists on their own is very impressive. Some are already lost, like Kalman Laki, Mihaly Gerendas, Jeno Ernst, Bela Gozsy, Laszlo...

In Memory of Professor Mohammad Hossein Salehi 1941-2014

Unfortunately, last winter, we lost one of the leaders of Radiotherpy-Oncology in Iran, Professor Mohammad Hossein Salehi. He was an excellent teacher, a supportive friend and an experienced physician.Professor Salehi was born on April 21, 1941 in Shirvan. After graduating from high school, he continued his education in Mashhad Medical School. In 1968 he completed Medical School and began the R...