title: Obituary: Ira Herskowitz.
abstract: Jasper Rine pays tribute to a distinguished career spanning several fields and a personality that was a legend among the many great teachers at UCSF.
authors.forename: Jasper
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rine
mesh_terms: D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000235:genetics*; D005800:Genes, Fungal / Q000235:genetics*; D005823:Genetics / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D015003:Yeasts / Q000235:genetics*