The life and work of Dr Robert Bittman (1942-2014)

Pyne, Nigel J. and Kolesnick, Richard N. (2015) The life and work of Dr Robert Bittman (1942-2014). Biological Chemistry, 396 (6-7). pp. 827-830. ISSN 1431-6730 (https://doi.org/10.1515/hsz-2014-0275)

[thumbnail of Pyne-Kolesnick-BC2015-life-work-Robert-Bittman] PDF. Filename: Pyne_Kolesnick_BC2015_life_work_Robert_Bittman.pdf
Accepted Author Manuscript

Download (128kB)

Abstract

With the passing of Dr. Robert Bittman on the 1st Oct 2014 from cancer, the lipid field lost its most distinguished lipid chemist researcher. Herein, we provide a brief account of Dr. Robert Bittman’s research achievements over a 50 year career. Dr. Robert Bittman’s lasting legacies to the fields of lipid membrane biophysics, cholesterol trafficking and cellular functions of phospholipids and sphingolipids are truly inestimable.