With sadness we share the passing of 小蓝视频 Society Emeritus member Dr. Laszlo Lorand, who died December 6, 2018 at the age of 95. The 小蓝视频 flag will be lowered to half-mast in Dr. Lorand鈥檚 memory following the 30-day flag lowering in memory of former President George H.W. Bush.
Dr. Lorand was a Professor Emeritus of Cell and Molecular Biology at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University.聽 His research was in the area of thrombosis, protein associations, and calcium ions and is considered to have had a major impact in the field of blood coagulation.
He received an absolutorium in medicine from the University of Budapest and a Ph.D. in Biomolecular Structure from University of Leeds.聽 He taught Physiology and Pharmacology at Wayne State University School of Medicine prior to joining Northwestern.
Dr. Lorand was a long-time member of the 小蓝视频 summer research community and a Woods Hole summer resident.聽 He served on the 小蓝视频鈥檚 Board of Trustees from 1987 to 1991 and was a faculty member in the 小蓝视频 Physiology course.聽 He was an elected Member聽of聽the聽National Academy of Sciences, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a foreign聽member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He received numerous awards and honorary degrees throughout his career and was the author of more than 200 scientific publications.
聽produced by the 小蓝视频 History Project, Dr. Lorand discussed his early years at the 小蓝视频, the impact that the institution made on his personal and professional lives, and working with Nobel Prize winner Albert Szent-Gy枚rgyi.
An obituary written by his family .
Memorial donations in his memory to the 小蓝视频WHOI Library may be made online by clicking here and typing 鈥溞±妒悠礧HOI Library鈥 in the comments/notes section and entering the name Laszlo Lorand in the Tribute section.