In Memoriam: J. Michael Bishop
MAR. 23, 2026
J. Michael Bishop, whose research illuminated the origins of cancer, has passed away at age 90.
In Memoriam: William Foege
JAN. 26, 2026
William Foege, who implemented a strategy to eradicate smallpox, has passed away at age 89.
In Memoriam: Richard Hynes
Jan. 14, 2026
Richard Hynes, who helped discover the integrin family of proteins—key mediators of cell-matrix and cell-cell adhesion in physiology and disease, has passed away at 81.
In Memoriam: Joel Habener
Jan. 12, 2026
Joel Habener, whose research underpinned the development of drugs that have revolutionized the treatment of obesity, has passed away at the age of 88.
In Memoriam: James Watson
NOV. 12, 2025
Pioneering molecular biologist and geneticist James Watson has passed away at the age of 97.
In Memoriam: John Gurdon
OCT. 10, 2025
John Gurdon, a developmental biologist whose work laid the foundation of stem cell research, has passed away at the age of 92.
In Memoriam: Étienne-Émile Baulieu
JUNE 2, 2024
Étienne-Émile Baulieu, whose investigations into steroid hormones led to the development of a safe and effective method to prevent a pregnancy, has passed away at the age of 98.
In Memoriam: Akira Endo
JUNE 12, 2024
Akiro Endo, whose discovery of the statins revolutionized the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease, has passed away at the age of 90.
In Memoriam: Mahlon DeLong
MAY 30, 2024
Mahlon DeLong, whose investigations of the area of the brain responsible for controlling movement led to a novel therapy for patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease, has passed away at the age of 86.
In Memoriam: Yoshio Masui
MAY 8, 2024
Yoshio Masui, whose studies of frog eggs helped reveal the universal machinery for regulating cell division in all eukaryotic organisms, has passed away at age 93.
