Dear All, It is indeed a moment of pride for all of Prof. Vijayan’s students like me to witness the love and respect he earned in the structural biology community globally. Thank you everyone for your kind words! None of us have yet been able to accept and, perhaps will never be, that he is physically no more with us. All of his students matured from ‘students’ to ‘scientists’ watching his zeal and passion for X-ray crystallography and structural biology in India on daily basis over multiple years. Something which is not published anywhere is how he recognized and nurtured the best of all of his students with his mentorship. He was a father figure to most of us and will continue to guide us through the principles and passion for science he sowed in us.
Alok/MV Lab From: CCP4 bulletin board <[email protected]> on behalf of John R Helliwell <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 12:53 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Sad demise of Prof. M. Vijayan, MBU, IISc, India [Use CAUTION when opening links/attachments] Dear Colleagues, This is is very sad news. Vijayan combined a very active research programme with his leading domestic initiatives whether it was an Indian synchrotron radiation source, the ESRF participation by India or supporting structural molecular biology initiatives in India. Also he often led the Indian national delegation to our international meetings. I vividly recall our research collaboration on molecular dynamics of the saccharide bound peanut lectin crystal structure, including hosting Dr Gail Bradbrook from Manchester for a research visit on this. When I read Vijayan’s Memoires recently I got an even bigger and deeper picture of his upbringing and contributions to science. Also, knowing just how polite Indians are, his criticisms of the British ‘rule’ of India really hit home. Rest in peace Vijayan, you will be very much missed. Yours sincerely, John Emeritus Professor John R Helliwell DSc On 24 Apr 2022, at 09:07, ASHISH ANILRAO DESHMUKH <[email protected]> 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<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jiscmail.ac.uk%2Fcgi-bin%2FWA-JISC.exe%3FSUBED1%3DCCP4BB%26A%3D1&data=04%7C01%7Calok.sharma%40BMS.COM%7Ccfa5a4846f674078693408da286e5f12%7C71e34cb83a564fd5a2594acadab6e4ac%7C0%7C0%7C637866751902035818%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=x6QmZtwPBF17NflzDOt4AZzozMmgIYMCjv%2BWmr6Zrs0%3D&reserved=0> ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jiscmail.ac.uk%2Fcgi-bin%2FWA-JISC.exe%3FSUBED1%3DCCP4BB%26A%3D1&data=04%7C01%7Calok.sharma%40BMS.COM%7Ccfa5a4846f674078693408da286e5f12%7C71e34cb83a564fd5a2594acadab6e4ac%7C0%7C0%7C637866751902035818%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=x6QmZtwPBF17NflzDOt4AZzozMmgIYMCjv%2BWmr6Zrs0%3D&reserved=0> ________________________________ This message (including any attachments) may contain confidential, proprietary, privileged and/or private information. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual or entity designated above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately, and delete the message and any attachments. Any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this message or any attachments by an individual or entity other than the intended recipient is prohibited. ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/CCP4BB, a mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/
