Philip Leder, MD, 1934 –2020, In Memoriam

Philip Leder, MD, died on February 2, 2020, at the age of 85 from complications of Parkinson ’s disease. Appropriately for a man who was devoted to his family, he was surrounded by his wife, Aya, and other family members. Over his long career, Phil was a towering figure in wide-ranging fields of molecular biology, cancer, immunology, and developmental biology, and his influence on these f ields was immense. In addition to his outstanding scientific contributions, Phil was foremost a truly decent human being, a remarkable lecturer and teacher, and a dedicated mentor to more than a hundred students and postdoctoral fellows, extending the impact he had all over the world now and into th e future (Figure 1).
Source: The American Journal of Human Genetics - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Tags: Obituary Source Type: research