{"id":1485,"date":"2013-11-04T12:51:59","date_gmt":"2013-11-04T11:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sfbmec.fr\/?p=1485"},"modified":"2022-08-24T16:49:43","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T14:49:43","slug":"hommage-a-paul-bornstein-by-jeff-davidson-asmb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sfbmec.fr\/?p=1485","title":{"rendered":"Hommage \u00e0 Paul Bornstein by Jeff Davidson (ASMB)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paul Bornstein, MD 1934-2013<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"bornstein\"We sadly report the passing of a pioneer in modern matrix biology and a founder of\u00a0the American Society for Matrix Biology. Paul had a positive influence on the\u00a0development of many careers and a major role in defining and refining key concepts\u00a0in both collagen structure and synthesis and matricellular \u2014 coined by him in 1995\u00a0\u2014 protein biochemistry. This latter insight was the first to convey the broader\u00a0significance of extracellular matrix proteins beyond their structural roles, and the\u00a0original 4 ECM protein families have grown to 14. Paul, a native of Belgium whose\u00a0family escaped from the Nazi invasion in 1940, was a graduate of Cornell in 1954\u00a0and earned his MD from NYU in 1958. After a medical residency at Yale and a year at\u00a0the Pasteur Institute in Paris, he satisfied his Coast Guard military duties while\u00a0working with Karl Piez at the NIH, where he helped to define the primary structure\u00a0of collagen. Paul spent his entire academic career in the Departments of Medicine\u00a0and Biochemistry at the University of Washington until he transitioned to emeritus\u00a0status in 2007. During that time, he trained dozens of students and postdoctoral\u00a0fellows who have pursued productive careers. His >300 publications reflect a\u00a0diverse and always thoughtful approach to understanding how the extracellular\u00a0matrix functions in a variety of circumstances. Paul served as President of both the\u00a0ISMB (2001-2003) and the ASMB (2003-2004). Among many forms of recognition,\u00a0he received the Solomon Berson Alumni Achievement Award from NYU School of\u00a0Medicine in 2004. Paul resided in Santa Fe with his wife, Helene Sage.<\/p>\n

On behalf of the ASMB,
\nJeff Davidson, PhD<\/p>\n

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