In memoriam of Webster S. S. Jee

摘要

It is with great sorrow that we learned of the passing away of Webster S. S. Jee, well known to allfounding members of the International Society of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions (ISMNI),and bone-oriented scientists, earlier this year.“Web” was part of the first scientific meetings that George Lyritis organized in Greece in the late 90s,gathering pioneers of the bone-muscle-nerve interplay from around the world. Together with GeorgeLyritis he launched JMNI in 2000, undertaking the critical role of Co-Editor-in-Chief, in charge ofsubmissions from the Americas.With his high intellectual standards and personal hard work, Web demanded the best output from all ofus that were fortunate to collaborate with him. His dedication to the Journal, which was in addition to hismain job as Professor of Anatomy and Radiobiology at the University of Utah, was instrumental. Webendeavoured to make it known to his large scientific network that included outstanding researchers inthe field of bone. From this network of distinguished colleagues, he achieved the attraction of significantreviews and original articles of high quality and importance, contributing to JMNI’s prominence in itsfield and becoming indexed in PubMed in 2004, reaching an impact factor of 2.45. His vast personalexperience as an author of many articles and books was invaluable to the Journal throughout his termas Co-Editor-in-Chief.