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    Dr. Sonia Skarlatos-leader, colleague, and friend: from vascular biology to gene therapy and the Cardiovascular Cell Therapy research network
    (Mary Ann Liebert, 2013-11) March, Keith L.; Medicine, School of Medicine
    It is indeed a daunting task to write a memorial essay, to be able to relate to others the essence of a life with great impact. I write in remembrance of Sonia Skarlatos, PhD, who died after a short and valiant fight with cancer, following a life lived as a unique leader in a long and ongoing fight against cardiovascular disease. I write both as a member of the Cardiovascular Cell Therapy Research network, which Sonia pioneered, and also as an individual scientist who has shared with Sonia a parallel evolution of professional interests. Perhaps the best light I can shine on her professional and personal excellence is through my own stories about Sonia and our interactions over the past 20 years. I hope and believe that these anecdotes will evoke special memories and will resonate with many scientists and colleagues of Dr. Skarlatos. I am sure that each will have their own memory of her distinctive warmth and thoughtfulness. She artfully mixed these traits with her deep scientific understanding and profound desire to help advance our present knowledge of science into a future realization of clinical improvements.
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    Time to Reflect on Global Health Agenda in Kenya: A Tribute to our Academic and Biomedical Research Mentors
    (Project Muse, 2021-05) Ondigo, Bartholomew N.; Moormann, Ann M.; John, Chandy C.; Pediatrics, School of Medicine
    We submit this column to present a brief biography, a tribute to three departed global health mentors who were instrumental in our careers and for the growth of biomedical research in Kenya. We briefly discuss their educational backgrounds and put forth a set of qualities, values, personal supportive experiences, and achievements that nurtured our careers as scientists. The mentors are Prof. Ayub Opiyo Ofulla, Dr. John F. Kennedy Vulule, and Dr. Peter Odada Sumba. We appeal to the community of researchers in biomedical sciences, global health, and epidemiology who study a particular disease or health risk (conducting interventional and observational research) to mentor, teach, and serve as role models for upcoming scholars. There is a need for a positive and supportive attitude to create a universal environment to nurture the next generation of researchers transcending race, color, nationality, ethnicity, culture, faith, gender identities, sexual orientation, age, ability, and background.