Victor Herbert, MD, 1927-2002

César Milstein (1927–2002)

(whom he had met at student political meetings in Buenos Aires) was not similarly treated and had to tag along in a third class cabin. Despite this inauspicious start, the Milsteins maintained a devoted partnership that lasted till César's death with the two occasionally collaborating on aspects of immunoglobulin biochemistry. Milstein's PhD with Dixon (his second doctorate) was on the activati...

Profile of Ralph Victor Clayman, MD

He graduated with honors from Grinnell College in Iowa with a Bachelor of Science degree. It was there that he honed his work ethic along with the ability to enjoy life and play football. He studied medicine at the University of California at San Diego where he realized 2 significant achievements: he met Carol, his soul mate and wife-tobe, and received his medical degree. He completed his gener...

Carl J. Carl J. Levinson, MD, 1927–2011

With such a mentor, we are pushed to become much more than we could have been, to strive to achieve beyond ourselves. Carl exemplified this in his character not only for SLS and me but also in other organizations and places, such as AAGL, in Milwaukee, at Baylor, in San Francisco, and ultimately at Stanford. He influenced many leaders in the field today. To name just a few: Camran Nezhat, Rober...

Biographical Sketch: Virgil Pendelton Gibney, MD, 1847–1927

This biographical sketch on Virgil Pendelton Gibney corresponds to the historic text, The Classic: Chapter XVIII. Operative Treatment in Chronic Articular Ostitis, available at DOI 10.1007/s11999-009-1165-3 .

Herbert Spiegel, MD 1914-2009: art, science and poetry.