It is a matter of great regret to know about this incident. Sincere condolences to his family. His achievements and work have always been something that are cherishable. As a researcher who follows structural biology, I will definitely miss him.
Best regards Dr. Rakesh Chatterjee Postdoctoral Research Associate Dr. Jerome Gouge Lab Department of Biological Sciences Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology Birbeck, University of London. Malet Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7HX, UK. On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 1:44 AM Dharma <genedha...@gmail.com> wrote: > It’s wonderful to hear from you all about the accomplishments of > Dr.Vijayan. Noble contributions live forever indeed in the scientific > community. > > > -Dharma > > On Sun, Apr 24, 2022 at 11:05 PM Eleanor Dodson < > 0000176a9d5ebad7-dmarc-requ...@jiscmail.ac.uk> wrote: > >> Dear friends of Vijayan, it is wonderful that these memoirs/ biography >> were recorded for us to read and remember a great scientist. For me our >> friendship dates back to January 1967 when the shivering Indian post- doc >> arrived in oxford - during a snow storm - slithering on ice in his new >> leather shoes. Then our only responsibility was to get the insulin >> structure; and we worked and played together very happily. >> But Vijayan was also ambitious for India’s scientific achievement. There >> were great Indian theoretical crystallographers, ramachandran, Ramashan, >> but Vijayan was I believe the mover and shaker who led the establishment of >> the many great Indian laboratories now in existence. >> >> It is a privilege to have known him. >> Eleanor Dodson >> >> On Mon, 25 Apr 2022 at 05:21, Karthik Selvam <karthikrulz....@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Prof Vijayan preferred to call the book as his memoirs, instead of >>> biography or autobiography. The book is a treasure to all of us. Thanks for >>> sharing the link. >>> >>> We miss you greatly sir. >>> Karthik Selvam >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 25, 2022, 8:34 AM Pius Padayatti <ppadaya...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> ASHISH for announcing this sad news brings some personal memories >>>> A former friend from IISc shared a biography of Prof. Vijayan with me >>>> at the link here. Read through it in a single stretch like a hit >>>> fiction. >>>> Wanted to share this with you all at the time Prof. Vijayan departed us. >>>> link >>>> https://www.insaindia.res.in/pdf/Vijayan_Biography.pdf >>>> >>>> This is an excellent biography anyone here could read. >>>> It is the history of x-ray crystallography in India as well as >>>> Prof. Vijyan's stay in Dorothy Hodgkin's lab and first-hand >>>> descriptions of solution of the first structure of Insulin. >>>> >>>> Many of us who came to the US as international students of structural >>>> biology >>>> could relate a lot to his experience of going abroad to >>>> do post-doctoral and learn x-ray crystallography and be a witness >>>> to work on many revolutionary techniques in structural biology. >>>> A small excerpt from his book " Guy Dodson and Eleanor Dodson. They had >>>> been working with Dorothy on insulin from the early 1960s. Guy was from New >>>> Zealand and Eleanor from Australia. Margaret Adams, then a graduate >>>> student, left the lab on obtaining her doctorate degree a few months after >>>> I joined the lab. Ted (E.N.) Baker from New Zealand joined as a >>>> post-doctoral fellow in 1967, with initially special responsibility for >>>> installing and running the newly acquired 4-circle diffractometer. Tom >>>> Blundell, who took his doctorate from Oxford, also joined the group in the >>>> same year." >>>> >>>> The multi-cultural lab atmosphere and experiences there were absolutely >>>> enjoyable to read. >>>> >>>> As any who knows Prof. Vijayan, his sense of humor at times in this >>>> book was fun to read. >>>> >>>> At this time although very sad, it was appropriate to share this book >>>> with all >>>> my colleagues here. Personally inspired by Prof. Vijayan and took >>>> crystallography as a passion >>>> and never had a second thought about looking at this abstract art >>>> science. >>>> >>>> With respect to a scientist who want to contribute to India's science >>>> and inspired >>>> a generation of structural biologists in India RIP. >>>> >>>> respectfully >>>> Padayatti PS. >>>> >>>> >>>> *Pius Padayatti* >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Apr 24, 2022 at 1:08 AM ASHISH ANILRAO DESHMUKH < >>>> 000079fffa49db31-dmarc-requ...@jiscmail.ac.uk> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dear All, >>>>> >>>>> With profound sorrow, we are sad to inform the demise of Prof. M. >>>>> Vijayan on the morning of 24th April 2022. Prof. M. Vijayan is one of the >>>>> foremost crystallographers of India and successfully established and >>>>> expanded macromolecular crystallography in the country. He also mentored >>>>> several successful researchers in his laboratory at the Molecular >>>>> Biophysics Unit, IISc. He will be deeply missed and fondly remembered >>>>> forever. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Molecular Biophysics Unit >>>>> Indian Institute of Science >>>>> Bengaluru >>>>> India >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>> >>>>> To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: >>>>> https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 >>>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: >>>> https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 >>>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: >>> https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 >>> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: >> https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 >> > -- > *Dharma- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -* > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 > -- Dr. Rakesh Chatterjee Postdoctoral Research Associate Dr. Jerome Gouge Lab Department of Biological Sciences Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology Birbeck, University of London. 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