TY - JOUR
T1 - From δ-aminolevulinic acid to chlorophylls and every step in between
T2 - In memory of Constantin (Tino) A. Rebeiz, 1936–2019
AU - Govindjee, Govindjee
AU - Briskin, Donald P.
AU - Benning, Christoph
AU - Daniell, Henry
AU - Kolossov, Vladimir
AU - Scheer, Hugo
AU - Rebeiz, Mark
N1 - Funding Information:
We are grateful to Carole Rebeiz for reading this manuscript and for providing some of the photographs included here. We are also thankful to Rajni Govindjee for reading this manuscript before its submission. We give special thanks to William (Bill) Ogren for his comment on behalf of all the RFBR lifetime awardees, and to Baishnab C. Tripathy and Raj Prasad for their reminescences. We thank all participants in the Rebeiz Foundation events for contributing to the spirit of celebration that Tino so enjoyed. We are highly obliged to Laurent Gasquet for taking wonderful pictures at all the Award ceremonies since its inception till its end, and for providing us all the photo files used here. We are thankful to two anonymous reviewers for their valuable suggestions and Robert Blankenship for accepting this Tribute for publication in the History & Biography section of Photosynthesis Research.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, The Author(s).
PY - 2020/8
Y1 - 2020/8
N2 - Constantin A. (Tino) Rebeiz, a pioneer in the field of chlorophyll biosynthesis, and a longtime member of the University of Illinois community of plant biologists, passed away on July 25, 2019. He came to the USA at a time that was difficult for members of minority groups to be in academia. However, his passion for the complexity of the biochemical origin of chlorophylls drove a career in basic sciences which extended into applied areas of environmentally friendly pesticides and treatment for skin cancer. He was a philanthropist; in retirement, he founded the Rebeiz Foundation for Basic Research which recognized excellence and lifetime achievements of selected top scientists in the general area of photosynthesis research. His life history, scientific breakthroughs, and community service hold important lessons for the field.
AB - Constantin A. (Tino) Rebeiz, a pioneer in the field of chlorophyll biosynthesis, and a longtime member of the University of Illinois community of plant biologists, passed away on July 25, 2019. He came to the USA at a time that was difficult for members of minority groups to be in academia. However, his passion for the complexity of the biochemical origin of chlorophylls drove a career in basic sciences which extended into applied areas of environmentally friendly pesticides and treatment for skin cancer. He was a philanthropist; in retirement, he founded the Rebeiz Foundation for Basic Research which recognized excellence and lifetime achievements of selected top scientists in the general area of photosynthesis research. His life history, scientific breakthroughs, and community service hold important lessons for the field.
KW - Aminolevulinic acid
KW - Chlorophyll biosynthesis
KW - Lebanon
KW - Photosynthesis
KW - Rebeiz foundation
KW - Skin cancer
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U2 - 10.1007/s11120-020-00750-x
DO - 10.1007/s11120-020-00750-x
M3 - Article
C2 - 32458186
AN - SCOPUS:85085366129
SN - 0166-8595
VL - 145
SP - 71
EP - 82
JO - Photosynthesis research
JF - Photosynthesis research
IS - 2
ER -