K. FRANK AUSTEN

7.23.23 Dr. Austen was the original super-mentor of my first mentor in Toronto, Dr. Bob Orange, who spent 6 years working with Dr. Austen (in Boston). While at the University of Toronto, I spent 2 summers doing research in Dr. Orange's laboratory, then moved to Boston as a first med student at Harvard Medical School (HMS). Dr. Austen taught us about immunology, especially mast cells, eosinophils, and the complement system, which led to a famous skit in our second-year class show, with...

I had the great honor of Dr. Austen´s mentorship and was his colleague of over 30 years. His immense passion for science was infectious. He also cared deeply about the people he worked with and was fiercely loyal to his friends, family and colleagues. His contributions to medical science were exponential and will live in perpetuity through the generations of people who he trained. I´m grateful to have known him.