title: Remembering Bob Rodieck: 1937-2003.
abstract: In this special issue of Visual Neuroscience , we present a series of papers to honor the life and career of Robert William Rodieck, who passed away at his home in Seattle on September 30, 2003. Rodieck held the E.K. Bishop Professorship in Ophthalmology at the University of Washington Medical Center from 1978-1997. Known to everyone as "Bob," he leaves behind an intellectual legacy often admired by his colleagues and friends for its scope, intensity, and empathy for what was beautiful in the object of his studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Vanderbilt Eye Institute and Vanderbilt Vision Research Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. david.j.calkins@vanderbilt.edu
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Calkins
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009488:Neurosciences / Q000266:history*; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000266:history*; D012160:Retina / Q000033:anatomy & histology