AAI In Memoriam

Leonard Herzenberg

Longtime AAI member Leonard A. Herzenberg, Ph.D. (AAI '68), a prominent immunologist and past recipient of the AAI Lifetime Achievement Award, died on October 27, 2013, at the age of 81. His work, including the pioneering of flow cytometry and development of the first FACS cell sorters and related technology, revolutionized the field. Dr. Herzenberg served on multiple AAI committees and on the editorial board of The Journal of Immunology. A tribute authored by past Herzenberg trainee Mario Roederer, Ph.D., appeared in the Winter 2013-2014 issue of the AAI Newsletter.