Open AccessIn Memory of Amico Bignami (1930 — 1994)
Author(s) -
Gambetti Pierluigi,
Palladini Guido,
Vanderhaeghen JeanJaques
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
brain pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.986
H-Index - 132
eISSN - 1750-3639
pISSN - 1015-6305
DOI - 10.1111/j.1750-3639.1995.tb00581.x
Subject(s) - neuropathology , neuroscience , glial fibrillary acidic protein , biology , pathology , medicine , disease , immunohistochemistry
Amico Bignami, neuropathologist and neuroscientist, professor of Neuropathology at Harvard Medical School, died on August 5, 1994. He is best known for his pioneering work on spongiform encephalopathies and intermediate filaments, in particular glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP).