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Throughout our lives, we meet different people, some do not leave traces, some remain for a while, others stay with you for life. Among them, there are those who give you their inspiration, energy and illuminate your way. I was fortunate enough to meet and work with a wonderful person, an outstanding pediatrician and an excellent scientist, Professor Theodore Iancu.
Throughout our lives, we meet different people, some do not leave traces, some remain for a while, others stay with you for life. Among them, there are those who give you their inspiration, energy and illuminate your way. I was fortunate enough to meet and work with a wonderful person, an outstanding pediatrician and an excellent scientist, Professor Theodore Iancu.
Theodore Iancu graduated from the Medical and Pharmaceutical Institute and the Faculty of Pediatrics in Bucharest in 1953 and worked as a pediatrician at the University Hospital of Bucharest. In 1961, he immigrated to Israel where he continued his medical practice as a pediatrician at Hadassah Municipal Hospital, and then as a senior pediatrician at Municipal Maternity Hospital in Tel-Aviv. In 1966, Professor Iancu has been appointed as Deputy Head of the Department of Pediatrics at Hasharon Hospital, Petah-Tikva. For 20 years (1976-1995) Professor Iancu led the Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology at Carmel Medical Center, Haifa. Professor Iancu was an excellent diagnostician, and his correct diagnosis saved the lives of many "little patients". He taught dozens if not hundreds of qualified pediatricians and gastroenterologists who work both in Israel and abroad. Professor Iancu, in addition to being an outstanding pediatrician, was a famous scientist. He is the author of more than 150 publications and scientific books, many of which are related to ultrastructural aspects of liver diseases, hereditary metabolic disorders and pathologies associated with iron storage and iron toxicity.
Theodore Iancu graduated from the Medical and Pharmaceutical Institute and the Faculty of Pediatrics in Bucharest in 1953 and worked as a pediatrician at the University Hospital of Bucharest. In 1961, he immigrated to Israel where he continued his medical practice as a pediatrician at Hadassah Municipal Hospital, and then as a senior pediatrician at Municipal Maternity Hospital in Tel-Aviv. In 1966, Professor Iancu has been appointed as Deputy Head of the Department of Pediatrics at Hasharon Hospital, Petah-Tikva. For 20 years (1976-1995) Professor Iancu led the Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology at Carmel Medical Center, Haifa. Professor Iancu was an excellent diagnostician, and his correct diagnosis saved the lives of many "little patients". He taught dozens if not hundreds of qualified pediatricians and gastroenterologists who work both in Israel and abroad. Professor Iancu, in addition to being an outstanding pediatrician, was a famous scientist. He is the author of more than 150 publications and scientific books, many of which are related to ultrastructural aspects of liver diseases, hereditary metabolic disorders and pathologies associated with iron storage and iron toxicity.
We met at a time when Professor Iancu left Carmel Hospital and devoted himself entirely to research. He founded and headed the Department of Pediatric Research and Electron Microscopy Unit at the B. Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion. Transmission Electron Microscopy was the love of his life. He could spend hours studying the material and looking for signs confirming or refuting the diagnosis. Teaching me, he said: “Healthy tissues always look ordered and beautiful in their own way, while pathology looks ugly".
We met at a time when Professor Iancu left Carmel Hospital and devoted himself entirely to research. He founded and headed the Department of Pediatric Research and Electron Microscopy Unit at the B. Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion. Transmission Electron Microscopy was the love of his life. He could spend hours studying the material and looking for signs confirming or refuting the diagnosis. Teaching me, he said: “Healthy tissues always look ordered and beautiful in their own way, while pathology looks ugly".
Professor Iancu was always open to new knowledge and ideas. I never ceased to be amazed at how deeply he understood the biochemical and molecular aspects of my own investigations focused on mechanisms of drug toxicity, cancer cell death, and the efficiency of anticancer drugs. The electron microscope images were an attribute of each of our co-publications. Professor Theodore Iancu passed away in June 2017, a few days after the publication of our last joint article in JSM Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine.
Professor Iancu was always open to new knowledge and ideas. I never ceased to be amazed at how deeply he understood the biochemical and molecular aspects of my own investigations focused on mechanisms of drug toxicity, cancer cell death, and the efficiency of anticancer drugs. The electron microscope images were an attribute of each of our co-publications. Professor Theodore Iancu passed away in June 2017, a few days after the publication of our last joint article in JSM Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine.
I will always remember the 13 years of close cooperation with Professor Iancu at the Medical faculty of the Technion, as well as our friendship and fruitful cooperation in the last years of his life. And I can never repay for his kindness, patience, ability to inspire and find the right solution in any circumstances.
I will always remember the 13 years of close cooperation with Professor Iancu at the Medical faculty of the Technion, as well as our friendship and fruitful cooperation in the last years of his life. And I can never repay for his kindness, patience, ability to inspire and find the right solution in any circumstances.
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