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In Memoriam

It is with deep regret and profound sadness that we report the death of the following AACR members. The AACR is honored to recognize these outstanding members for their dedication to the association and to the field of cancer. Please note that this information is only that which has been volunteered to us by colleagues, friends, and family. The following list includes members who have passed away in the current year. Please email the Membership Department to share additional information on a deceased member.

Deceased Members in 2015
Marie Hakala-Zakrzewski

Marie Hakala-Zakrzewski

(02/15/1917 - 01/16/2015)Member since 1963

Maire T. Hakala-Zakrzewski, PhD,​​ died January 16, 2015, at the age of 97. Her research focused on basic studies of all aspects of chemotherapy. Prior to her retirement, she worked at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York.

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Brian E. Henderson

Brian E. Henderson

(06/27/1937 - 06/20/2015)Member since 1987

Brian E. Henderson, MD, former dean of the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, died June 20, 2015, at the age of 77. Henderson, who once served as the director of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, was the Kenneth T. Norris Jr. chair in cancer prevention and distinguished professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine.

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Julius S. Horoszewicz

Julius S. Horoszewicz

(01/04/1931 - 09/13/2015)Member since 1973

Julius S. Horoszewicz, DMSc, MD, former Rockefeller Foundation Fellow at Roswell Park Memorial (Cancer) Institute, died September 13, 2015, at the age of 84.

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Frederick P. Li

Frederick P. Li

(07/07/1940 - 06/12/2015)Member since 1975

Frederick P. Li, MD, professor emeritus of clinical cancer epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health; professor emeritus of medicine, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; and fellow of the AACR Academy, died June 12, 2015.

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Christopher J. Marshall

Christopher J. Marshall

(01/19/1949 - 08/08/2015)Member since 2002

Christopher J. Marshall, DPhil, head of the Division of Cancer Biology and a professor of cell biology at the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) in London, died August 8, 2015, at the age of 66.

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Sidney Mirvish

Sidney Mirvish

(03/12/1929 - 08/12/2015)Member since 1970

Sidney Mirvish, PhD, professor emeritus at the Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, died August 25, 2015, at the age of 86.

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Hans B. Nevinny

Hans B. Nevinny

(01/12/1927 - 08/04/2015)Member since 1963

Hans B. Nevinny, MD, an Emeritus member of AACR, died August 4, 2015, at the age of 88.

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James W. Osborne

James W. Osborne

(01/17/1928 - 12/05/2015)Member since 1989

James W. Osborne, PhD, an Emeritus member of the AACR, passed away on December 5, 2015, at the age of 87.

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Eckhard Podack

Eckhard Podack

(02/26/1943 - 10/15/2015)Member since 1986

Eckhard Podack, MD, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Florida, died October 8, 2015, at the age of 72.

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James A. Raleigh

James A. Raleigh

(02/21/1938 - 04/14/2015)Member since 1990

James A. Raleigh, PhD, an Emeritus member of the AACR, passed away on April 14, 2015, at the age of 77.

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