We are very sad to note the passing of Professor Maurice Sabelis, Ecology Faculty Member from 2004. Dr Sabelis was a professor at the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands. He passed away on 7th January this year, after a two-year illness. IBED reports that he was “scientifically…
It is with great sadness that we mark the passing away of Allison Doupe, Section Head of the Behavioral Neuroscience Section, last week. Allison was a much-respected and beloved scholar. Among her many achievements, her pioneering work in the field of sensorimotor learning and how birds learn their songs led to the establishment of the…
It is with sadness that we note the death of Dr Herbert Steinbeisser, who passed away having endured a long illness with bravery and strength. Dr Steinbeisser was a Faculty Member in the Developmental Biology Faculty from 2003. In an obituary [in German] posted by his colleagues at the Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital…
It is with great sadness that we note the tragic death of Professor Joep Lange, F1000Prime Section Head for HIV Infection & AIDS: Clinical, in the Malaysian Airline flight MH17 disaster yesterday. Professor Lange was Professor of Internal Medicine at the Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, and held a number of prestigious positions, including…
We regretfully note the death of Carlos F. Barbas III, who passed away at the age of 49 last month after suffering from a rare form of medullary thyroid cancer. An award-winning and renowned organic chemist, Carlos worked towards developing novel drugs to treat human disease; among his accomplishments are the development of new classes…
It is with sadness that we note the death last month of Jan Amlie, professor at the Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway and Faculty Member in the Cardiovascular Disorders Faculty of F1000Prime. Professor Amlie joined Faculty of 1000 in 2005 and has written over 30 article recommendations for F1000Prime. Professor Amlie…
We are sad to say that Structural Biology Faculty Member Peter Artymiuk has recently passed away. Peter was part of the Molecular Biology and Biotechnology department at the University of Sheffield. He joined F1000 in February 2005 in our ‘Protein Folding’ Section and was a valued and productive member of the Faculty. Our condolences go…
It is with great sadness that we note the death of Pharmacology & Drug Discovery Faculty Member Stephen A. Udem. Stephen joined F1000Prime in 2010. A native New Yorker, he was a student at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where he became a professor 25 years later, and he also held positions at the…
It is with regret that we mark the death, last month, of Francesco Minuto, Professor of Endocrinology at the University of Genoa and Faculty Member in the Neuro-Endocrinology & Pituitary Section of the Diabetes & Endocrinology Faculty of F1000Prime. Our sincere condolences to his family and colleagues.
It is with great sadness that we note the death of F1000Prime Faculty Member Andrea Luigi Tranquilli, who passed away last week at the age of 58. Professor Tranquilli, a highly respected figure who specialised in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology, was the director of the obstetrics and gynaecology clinic at the University of…
