Dr. Robert Nerem

SACB mourns the death of Dr. Robert Nerem who passed away on March 7, 2020.

Bob was an inspirational mentor, colleague, and long-time friend of ISACB. In his various professional roles, Bob positively impacted many ISACB members and countless others. He is revered as a founding father of the fields of Bioengineering and Bioscience. Bob and his wife, Marilyn are fondly remembered as gracious hosts of the Nerem Regenerative Medicine Workshop in Hilton Head and ISACB's 9th Biennial Meeting in Savannah, Georgia in 2004.

Please read the full eulogy including Bob's "Rules for Life" shared by Georgia Tech/Emory University Walter H. Coulter Department of Bioengineering.

ISACB continues to celebrate Bob's life and contributions through establishment of the Dr. Robert Nerem Young Investigator Travel Award. More details about this ISACB award are forthcoming.


Dr. Allan Callow

We regret to announce the sad news that our friend and colleague Dr. Allan Callow, MD, PhD, passed away on December 22, 2015.

Allan was key to the inception of ISACB in 1987 and served as the Society's founding President from 1989-1992.  At the April, 2015 ISACB Biennial meeting in Cleveland, he was honored by having the ISACB Young Investigator Awards named after him.

We are indebted to Allan and will miss him greatly.

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Dr. Alec Clowes

It is with great sadness that we announce the news that our friend and colleague, Dr. Alexander (Alec) Whitehall Clowes, passed away on July 7, 2015.

Alec was a key contributor to ISACB since its inception in 1987 and served as the Society’s 2nd president from 1992-1994. At the April, 2015 ISACB Biennial Meeting in Cleveland, he was honored as the featured keynote speaker.

We will remain indebted to the vast knowledge left behind by Alec and will greatly miss the amazing human being that he was.

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