Tag: Microbiology
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John R. La Montagne
John R. La Montagne, age 61, died on November 2, 2004. Montagne Died while in Mexico, no cause stated, later disclosed as pulmonary embolism. He was a PhD and Head of US Infectious Diseases unit under Tommie Thompson. Montagne Was NIAID Deputy Director and an expert in AIDS Program work and Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.
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Vadake Srinivasan
Vadake Srinivasan died March 13, 2004. The Microbiologist crashed car into guard rail in Baton Rouge, LA. The death was ruled a stroke. He was originally from India, and was one of the most-accomplished and respected industrial biologists in academia, and held two doctorate degrees.
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Dr. Leland Rickman
Dr. Leland Rickman, age 47., died on June 24, 2003. Rickman died while on a teaching assignment in Lesotho, a small country bordered on all sides by South Africa. He was a UC San Diego expert on infectious diseases and, since September 11, 2001 a consultant on bioterrorism. He had complained of a headache, but…
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Dr. Vladamir “Victor” Korshunov
Dr. Vladamir “Victor” Korshunov, age 56, died on February 9, 2002. He was found dead on a Moscow street with his head bashed in. Korshunov was head of the microbiology sub-facility at the Russian State Medical University. He was found dead in the entrance to his home with a head injury. On Feb. 9, the…
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Dr. Alex Brushlinski
Dr. Alexi Brushlinski died in January of 2002. He was a Russian Microbiologist and was murdered in Moscow after a bandit attack. He was well-known around the world and was a member of the Russian Academy of Science.
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Dr. Ivan Glebov
Dr. Ivan Glebov died in January 2002. Russian Microbiologist. Glebov died as the result of a bandit attack. He was well-known around the world and was a member of the Russian Academy of Science.
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Dr. Don Wiley
Dr. Don Wiley, age 57, vanished December 16, 2001. He was a Molecular Biologist with Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard University, top Deadly Contagious Virus expert, abandoned rental car was found on the Hernando de Soto Bridge outside Memphis, TN. He was heavily involved in research on DNA sequencing, and was last seen at around…
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The 5 Unnamed Microbiologists
Five Unnamed Microbiologists died on October 4, 2001. Four of Five unnamed microbiologists on a plane that was brought down by a missile near the Black sea on the Russian border. Traveling from Israel to Russia; business not disclosed. 3 scientists were experts in medical research or public health. The plane is believed by many…
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Linda Reese
Linda Reese, age 52, died on December 25, 2000 — three days after she studied a sample from Tricia Zailo, 19, a Fairfield, N.J. resident who was a sophomore at Michigan State University. Tricia Zailo died Dec. 18, a few days after she returned home for the holidays. Dr. Reese was a Microbiologist working with…
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Mike Thomas
Mike Thomas, age 35, died on July 16, 2000 a few days after examining a sample taken from a 12-year-old girl who was diagnosed with meningitis and survived. He was a microbiologist at the Crestwood Medical Center in Huntsville.Mike Thomas, age 35, died on July 16, 2000 a few days after examining a sample taken…
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Sidney Harshman
Sidney Harshman, age 67, died oSidney Harshman, age 67, died on December 25, 1997, from complications of diabetes. He was a professor of microbiology and immunology. He was the world’s leading expert on staphylococcal alpha toxins.Sidney Harshman, age 67, died on December 25, 1997, from complications of diabetes. He was a professor of microbiology and…