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It is with great sadness that we note the death of Dick Heinegård, former F1000Prime Section Head in Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, who passed away on May 1st.

Dick Heinegård was Professor of Medical and Physiological Chemistry at Lund University in Sweden from 1983, and joined F1000Prime in 2005 as head of the Cartilage Disorders & Osteoarthritis section.

Over his long career, Professor Heinegård was the author of 290 papers and 50 book chapters and reviews, and was appointed to the editorial boards of many scientific journals. His work was recognised by a number of awards, including the Steindler award, the European league against rheumatism (EULAR) award and the Jahre prize for medical research.

An obituary, published by the Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen (AO), for which Professor Heinegård was an advisory board member, can be read here.

Our sincere condolences to his family and colleagues.