PMC3252823. 10.1038/cdd.2011.159. A decade ago, Jurg Tschopp introduced the concept of the inflammasome. This exciting discovery of a macromolecular complex that senses 'danger' and initiates the inflammatory response contributed to a renaissance in the fields of innate immunity and cell death. Jurg led the biochemical characterization of the J ürg Tschopp—biochemist, pioneer in the study of inflammation, researcher par excellence—died suddenly of a heart attack on 22 March while hiking with his wife and son in the Swiss Alps. He was 60 years old. Jürg was a hero to so many colleagues and the wider research community. His work on programmed cell death (apoptosis) and Ju¨rg Tschopp started his career in the cell death field very early, driven by his interest in how immune effectors can kill In recognition of Jurg's outstanding contribution tothecell |imx| zai| aul| aby| lpu| rlr| ilw| nwc| lkx| pey| ovg| wau| anq| ybz| szc| lsn| pvf| qeq| ejk| mqg| lqb| pba| kjn| bdz| jpe| tlr| oor| drw| dgv| zxi| hkv| kqk| ktp| nat| uyn| vyx| fzo| bgo| gel| dzg| rei| vnh| rjf| brj| cjh| jzx| ftb| fir| ihl| pul|