Ray Bradbury will be remembered for the richly poetic style and emotional intensity of his best stories, said the director of the nation’s first center for the study of Ray Bradbury.
David L. Rimoin, MD, PhD, director of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Genetics Institute, a pioneer in research in skeletal disorders and abnormalities who played a pivotal role in developing mass screenings for Tay-Sachs and other heritable disorders, died early Sunday in Los Angeles. He was 75.
Julio C. Voltarelli, MD, PhD, professor at the Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, died March 21, 2012 at the age of 63. He had a significant impact on Brazilian cell transplantation science, establishing the first bone marrow transplantation unit in Brazil.
Mr. Lawrence S. Lewin, a highly respected and dedicated member of the Board of Regents of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) and founder of The Lewin Group, died on Sunday, April 29, after a lengthy illness. He was 74.
Few dispute Dick Clark’s prominence in American music and entertainment during the second half of the 20th century. But for the history of rock music, the early years of Clark’s career are the most significant, says John Covach, professor of music at the University of Rochester and its Eastman School of Music.
UC San Diego economist Halbert White died March 31, 2012. His once-radical innovations are now daily part of statistical software.
The Rev. Kevin O’Rourke, a seminal figure in Roman Catholic health care ethics in the United States, died March 28. Rev. O'Rourke was a leader in promoting respect for the wishes of patients and their families who do not want burdensome treatments at the end of life.
Dr. Paul H. Crandall, who co-founded the UCLA Department of Neurosurgery and pioneered surgical approaches still used today to treat stubborn epileptic seizures, died March 15 from complications related to pneumonia at UCLA Medical Center–Santa Monica. He was 89.
Salk scientist made significant discoveries in brain health, heart failure, metabolism and hormones.
Dr. Joseph F. Artusio Jr., the founding chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology and anesthesiologist-in-chief at what is today known as Weill Cornell Medical College and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, died on Dec. 21 at the age of 94.
Retired Navy Vice Admiral (Dr.) James A. ZImble, the fourth President of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), and former Navy Surgeon General, died unexpectedly on December 15, 2011, at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London, Connecticut. He was 78.
Jeffrey B. Graham, a research physiologist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, died of cancer at his home in San Diego, Calif., on Dec. 8, 2011. He was 70 years old.
The Cancer Research Institute (CRI), a U.S. nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming cancer patient care by supporting and coordinating global research in tumor immunology, announced today that CRI founding scientific and medical director Lloyd J. Old, M.D., regarded as the “Father of Modern Tumor Immunology,” died early this morning at his home in New York City from prostate cancer. He was 78 years old.
John T. Shepherd, M.D., a visionary Mayo Clinic cardiologist and scientist who headed the American Heart Association, served as a NASA adviser and led U.S. scientific exchanges with the Soviet Union during the Cold War, has died. He was 92.
The Endocrine Society leadership is sad to announce that valued member, Dr. John D. Baxter, died on October 5, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Dr. Baxter served as president of The Endocrine Society from June 2002 to June 2003.
In light of Apple Inc. co-founder and CEO Steve Job's death from complications of pancreatic cancer, pancreatic cancer expert, researcher and innovator Kimberly Kelly, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Virginia, can discuss this disease and its complications, which affects one in 72 people in the U.S.
UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center experts available to speak about Steve Jobs' rare form of pancreatic cancer, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.
Edward M. Wolin, MD, co-director of the carcinoid and neuroendocrine tumor program at Samuel Oschin Cancer Center, is available today to discuss Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Cancer. He has one of the nation’s largest practices specializing in pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer. He did not treat nor see Jobs but can authoritatively discuss the disease and newly available treatments for patients fighting it.
Ronald Fernández, a seminal figure in the field of Latino and Caribbean studies in the United States, has passed away.
J. Milton Yinger, a former President of the American Sociological Association (ASA), died on July 28, at the age of 95. A prolific author and a distinguished professor of sociology at Oberlin College, Yinger was honored by his profession by being elected to serve as ASA President in 1977.
Hollywood producer and cancer activist Laura Ziskin Dies of breast cancer. Cancer Research Institute to posthumously award Ziskin the 2011 Oliver R. Grace Award for Distinguished Service in Advancing Cancer Research.
It is with immense sorrow and deep regret that we share the news of the passing of Laura Ziskin, co-founder of Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C). She was a staunch advocate of the value of cancer research in saving lives, and was a beloved friend and member of our AACR family.
Acclaimed film producer and cancer activist Laura Ziskin died today at her home in Santa Monica at the age of 61. Ziskin, who lived with breast cancer for seven years, is survived by her husband, screenwriter Alvin Sargent, with whom she frequently collaborated; daughter, producer Julia Barry, and son-in-law, writer Eli Dansky.
John Davies, a prominent attorney, civic leader, former University of California regent and UC San Diego Foundation trustee died on May 20 in San Diego, following a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 76.
Thomas Eisner, a world-renowned authority on animal behavior, chemical ecology and evolution, and the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor Emeritus of Chemical Ecology at Cornell University, died from complications of Parkinson’s disease Friday, March 25, at home in Ithaca, N.Y. He was 81.
Steven H. Shiffrin, First Amendment expert and Professor of Law at Cornell University, comments on the Westoboro Baptist Church protest at the funeral of Elizabeth Edwards.
A memorial Mass will be said on Friday, Nov. 12 for former Loyola University Hospital cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Roque Pifarré, who performed the first heart transplant in Illinois.
Gerd G. Maul, Ph.D., of Wynnewood, Pa., a faculty member of The Wistar Institute since 1973, died Monday, August 23 at the age of 70. A respected scientist, as well as an accomplished artist and photographer, Dr. Maul led a distinguished career in the study of the structure and function of the cell nucleus – the “control center” of the cell – and its response to viral infection and stress.
UC San Diego Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine, Frank Garland, PhD, died Tuesday, August 17 in La Jolla, California, after a year-long battle with illness. Garland was also Technical Director of the Naval Health Research Center.
Robert Byrd, the longest serving member of Congress in history, often credited the law degree he earned in 1963 from American University’s Washington College of Law with instilling in him a new level of confidence.
The U.S. Senate lost one of its staunchest defenders and most influential leaders with the death Monday, June 28, of long-serving Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia, says Steven S. Smith, a congressional expert at Washington University in St. Louis.
Pop-culture author and librarian Rob Weiner compiled a bibliography showing Jackson influenced fields from medicine and law to chemistry and engineering.
John Cowee, former dean at the University of California, Berkeley business school, died on May 15, 2010, in Denver, Colo., at the age of 91 of natural causes.
UC San Diego Emeritus Professor of Pathology Harvey Akio Itano, MD, PhD, a distinguished physician-scientist who was the first Japanese-American to become a member of the National Academy of Sciences, died Saturday, May 8 in La Jolla, California, of complications from Parkinson’s disease. He was 89.
Barton Childs, M.D., professor emeritus of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and a legendary geneticist and teacher who influenced the practice of generations of physicians and shaped their understanding of inherited disease, died Feb. 18 at The Johns Hopkins Hospital after a short illness. He was 93.
Carl E. Taylor, MD, DrPH, founder of the academic discipline of international health and a man of spiritual conviction who dedicated his life to the well-being of the world's marginalized people, passed away February 4 from prostate cancer. He was 93.
Thomas Payne, associate professor of English at the University of New Hampshire, is available to discuss the death of J.D. Salinger and his literary legacy. Salinger, 91, died Wednesday at his home in New Hampshire.
Michele Dillon, religion scholar and professor of sociology at the University of New Hampshire, is available to discuss the significance of Oral Roberts in the U.S. evangelical movement. Roberts died Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. He was 91.
Dr. Erminio (Mimo) Costa, retired director of the psychiatric institute and professor of biochemistry at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine and world-renowned expert in neuropsychopharmacology, has died.
William Ganz, M.D., an internationally-recognized leader and inventor in heart medicine, died Tuesday night of natural causes. He was 90.
Dr. Akoi Kouadio, a West African manatee scientist and conservationist and Coordinator of the Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS) Côte D’Ivoire Coastal Wetland and Biodiversity Conservation Projects, died Thursday, August 13, 2009 in Côte D’Ivoire.
It is with deep sadness that the House Ear Institute and House Ear Clinic announce the passing of their longtime colleague and friend Antonio De la Cruz, M.D.
Recent questions about the death of Michael Jackson have focused media attention on the commonly used intravenous anesthetic propofol. In the April 2009 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, the leading clinical journal for anesthesiologists, Robert R. Kirby, James M. Colaw and Michael M. Douglas reported on a 24-year-old woman whose 2005 death was attributed to propofol toxicity.
Survey of pharmacists shows that consumers are turning to pharmacists with more questions about medication risks following death of Michael Jackson. Chronic pain should be treated appropriately. ASHP provides tips for safe medication use.
Reporters working on stories about the death of Michael Jackson and the impact he had on popular culture should consider Lester Spence, an assistant professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University.
Honored geophysicist and professor Victor Vacquier known for his fundamental contributions to geomagnetism and early acceptance of the theory of plate tectonics.
A key player in the rise of climate studies at Scripps, Roads developed fire weather forecasts and advanced climate prediction capabilities
Dr. Opendra "Bill" Narayan, PhD, DVM, an internationally-known AIDS researcher died on Dec. 24, 2007. Narayan's work included leading-edge research in producing a treatment
Diana H. Josephson, known for her vision in revitalizing organizations ranging from government agencies to nonprofits, died on Monday March 6, at her home in Boulder, Colorado, from complications of cancer.
When comedian Richard Pryor died Dec. 10, 2005, after a 19-year battle with multiple sclerosis, Jennifer Pryor knew she wanted a service that would celebrate her husband's life, his contributions and even his flaws.
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