Julian Sturtevant: scientific giant, warm humanist, social activist, nature lover, gentle teacher, kind friend.

摘要

It is often said that in our personal lives we achieve a modest form of immortality through the lives of our children, and through their children's lives, and so on. By extension, one should be able to achieve some level of professional immortality through those one has mentored, those who have been mentored by them, and so on. By this measure, Julian Sturtevant's professional immortality is assured forever. Julian's own scientific contributions were forward-looking, groundbreaking, salient, seminal, and fundamental; they already have stood the test of time. Julian's scientific immortality therefore is assured, both due to his own contributions, as well as to the work of the legions of students who represent his impressive scientific genealogy; a few of whom are contributing to this issue.