ARTHUR BANK

Bank--Arthur, MD, Professor Emeritus of Medicine and of Genetics and Development at Columbia University, where he was until his retirement the Director of the Division of Hematology in the Department of Medicine, died in New York City on February 27, 2014. Dr. Bank was an internationally recognized leader and major contributor in the field of hematology research. Over the more than 40 years of his research career as a molecular biologist, he published extensively on the pathophysiology, on the protein and genetic levels, of Cooley's anemia, also known as beta thalassemia; on the mechanisms of human gene regulation; and on human gene therapy. He chaired several international meetings on Cooley's anemia, and served as Vice President for Medical Affairs of the Cooley's Anemia Foundation. He continued his substantial contributions to the Foundation serving on its Medical Advisory Board and Scientific Review Committee. The Foundation remembers him with great warmth, enduring respect, and gratitude for all the advances that he brought forth and his generous concern for each patient. We extend our condolences to his wife Rona, his sons David and Michael, and his three grandchildren.