The Microcirculatory Society, Inc.
Newsletter

Volume 28, Number 3

Winter, 2000/2001

 

Dr. J. HAROLD WAYLAND

Dr. Wayland, Professor Emeritus of Engineering Science at California Institute of Technology, died on October 10, 2000, at Pomona, California following a heart attack on October 8. Professor Wayland was President of our Society in 1971-72 and was the recipient of the Eugene M. Landis Award in 1981. After retiring in 1979 he remained active in microcirculation, collaborating with other researchers, lecturing and attending scientific meetings. Professor Wayland will be remembered for his pioneering work in the development of quantitative methods for the study of the microcirculation and for applying these methods to significant issues of blood flow regulation and macromolecular exchange. He also took great interest in fostering scientific exchange, bringing scientists from a variety of backgrounds into his laboratory and serving as Visiting Professor in a number of institutions here and in Europe, Japan, China, Taiwan and Australia. Professor Wayland was 91.

 

Dr. EDWARD HENRY BLOCH

Dr. EDWARD HENRY BLOCH passed away Friday morning, November 3, 2000 in Cleveland, OH at the age of 86. Dr. Bloch was born February 1, 1914 in Berlin, Germany and after WWI immigrated with his parents to the United States where they established residence in Chicago, IL. Dr. Bloch earned a B.Sc. degree in 1939 from the University of Chicago and an M.D. degree from the University of Tennessee in 1945. Subsequently, he interned at Michael Reese Hospital during 1945-1946, and then completed a Ph.D. degree under Melvin H. Knisely at the University of Chicago in 1949. From 1950-1955, Dr. Bloch was an Established Investigator of the American Heart Association. He joined the faculty of the Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University in 1952 as an Assistant Professor and rose to the rank of Professor. Dr. Bloch received international recognition for his pioneering research studying the microcirculation in experimental animals and man. He was a co-founder of the Microcirculatory Society in 1954, and served as its first president. From 1980 to 1982, he served as the Acting Chairman of the Department of Anatomy before retiring as Professor Emeritus in 1984. Until the past year, Dr. Bloch remained active in both teaching and scholarly activities. He was an avid reader and collector of books, a past president of the Cleveland Medical Library Association, the Handerson Medical History Society, and the literary Rowfant Club in Cleveland. A memorial service was held at on Wednesday, November 15th in the Amasa Stone Chapel, Case Western Reserve University.