Obituaries

In memoriam: Susan A. Henry

She was a pioneer in the study of yeast genetics and lipid metabolism and was an editorial board member of the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In memoriam: George C. Hill

He conducted groundbreaking research on African sleeping sickness, supported countless underrepresented students in medical education and was an ASBMB member for 43 years.

In memoriam: Simon H. Chang

He was the first to crystallize a mammalian phosphofructokinase molecule and had been an ASBMB member since 1975.

In memoriam: Richard Wolfenden

He was an enzymologist whose work helped spur the development of ACE inhibitor drugs and has been an ASBMB member since 1967.

In memoriam: Joel Habener

He discovered GLP-1, which helped pave the way for transformative diabetes and obesity therapies, and he was an ASBMB member for 25 years.

In memoriam: Walter A. Shaw

He is the namesake for the Walter A. Shaw Young Investigator Award in Lipid Research and founded Avanti Polar Lipids.

In memoriam: Rodney E. Harrington

He helped clarify how chromatin’s physical properties and DNA structure shift during interactions with proteins that control gene expression and was an ASBMB member for 43 years.

In memoriam: Michael J. Chamberlin

He discovered RNA polymerase and was an ASBMB member for nearly 60 years.

In memoriam: Alan G. Goodridge

He made pioneering discoveries on lipid metabolism and was an ASBMB member since 1971.