title: Alexander Böhm (1971-2012).
abstract: On November 28, 2012 Alexander (Alex) Böhm, a bacterial geneticist, died at age 41, only a few months after taking up a position as an assistant professor at the LOEWE Center for Synthetic Microbiology in Marburg, Germany. Earlier in 2012 Alex had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of thyroid cancer that left him little time to live his scientific and personal dreams.
authors.affiliation: Fachbereich Biologie, Mikrobiologie, University of Konstanz, Germany.
authors.forename: Winfried
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Boos
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Parkinson
authors.forename: Urs
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Jenal
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.forename: Lotte
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Søgaard-Andersen
mesh_terms: D005858:Germany; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D008829:Microbiology / Q000266:history; D008967:Molecular Biology