During the few years that I had the opportunity to work with Michael Rossmann, I found him to be not only a great scientist but a fine and humble gentleman, who will be missed.
-Daniel On Tue, May 14, 2019 at 9:13 PM Hasan, Syed Saif <ssha...@som.umaryland.edu> wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > > > It is with profound sadness that I must announce the passing away of Prof. > Michael Rossmann earlier today on May 14th 2019 in West Lafayette IN. > Michael was a giant in the field of structural biology with a lot of > “firsts” to his credit including the structure of lactate dehydrogenase and > the discovery of the Rossmann fold, the first common cold virus structure, > and the first Dengue and Zika virus structures to name just a few. Michael > made seminal contributions to methods development in structural > biology including the development of molecular replacement. > > > A memorial service is being planned at the University Place in West > Lafayette, Indiana, on May 24th. > > > Please see Purdue University’s press release ( > https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2019/Q2/renowned-purdue-university-scientist-michael-rossmann-dies.html), > with a note from President Mitch Daniels. > > > Michael will forever be missed. > > Saif > > > S. Saif Hasan, PhD > > > Assistant Professor > Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland > School of Medicine, 108 N. Greene St., Baltimore, MD 21201 > > AND > > Center for Biomolecular Therapeutics (CBT), 9600 Gudelsky Drive, > Rockville, MD 20850 > > > Fellow > > Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR), 9600 Gudelsky > Drive, Rockville, MD 20850 > Phone: 240-314-6396 > Fax: 240-314-6225 > > https://www.ibbr.umd.edu/profiles/s-saif-hasan > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 > ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1
