LORAND LASZLO

LASZLO--Dr. Lorand, of Glencoe, IL and Woods Hole, MA passed away peacefully at his home on December 6 at the age of 95. He was a Hungarian born Holocaust survivor and American Immigrant Biochemist and Medical Researcher. He spent the majority of his professional career at Northwestern University and was a Professor Emeritus of Cell and Molecular Biology at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University at the time of his death. His research was in the area of thrombosis, protein associations, and calcium ions and is considered to have had a major impact in the field of blood coagulation. He received an Absolutorium in Medicine from the University of Budapest and a Ph.D. in Biomolecular Structure from University of Leeds and taught Physiology and Pharmacology at Wayne State University School of Medicine prior to joining Northwestern. Dr. Lorand was also a longtime member of the Marine Biological Laboratory summer research community in Woods Hole, MA. It was at the MBL that he met the love of his life, Joyce Bruner-Lorand, who predeceased him in 2010. He served on the MBL's Board of Trustees from 1987 to 1991 and was a faculty member in the MBL Physiology course. He was an elected Member of the National Academy of Sciences, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a foreign member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He received numerous awards and honorary degrees throughout his career including an honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Illinois and Doctor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Ferrara, Italy. His scientific publishing career spanned over 70 years, with his last article accepted for publication shortly before his death, and was the author of more than 200 scientific publications. More important than his admirable career was his complete devotion and dedication to his family. He is survived by his daughter, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be private.