Philip Siekevitz: Bridging biochemistry and cell biology

Philip Siekevitz, an Emeritus Professor at the Rockefeller University who madepioneering contributions to the development of modern cell biology, passed awayon December 5th, 2009. He was a creative and enthusiastic scientist, as well asa great experimentalist who throughout his lifetime transmitted the joy ofpracticing science and the happiness that comes with the acquisition of newknowledge. He was a man of great integrity, with a thoroughly engagingpersonality and a humility not often found in people of his talent.