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James Krahenbuhl, Benjamin Luft, Chris Wilson, Introduction and Dedication, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 185, Issue Supplement_1, February 2002, Pages i–ii, https://doi.org/10.1086/338774
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This supplement to the Journal of Infectious Diseases is dedicated to Jack S. Remington, MD, and represents the proceedings from a symposium, “Insights on Infection and Immunity: A Festschrift in Honor of Jack Remington,” which was held on 19 January 2001 at the Fairchild Auditorium, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, California. Each of the 14 speakers had done their postdoctoral studies in Jack's laboratory over a period ranging from the late 1960s to the late 1990s. The diversity of the work represented in these papers demonstrates the breadth and depth of Jack's intellectual interests and the legacy of his commitment to training the next generations of scientists in infectious diseases and immunology.
The symposium was the centerpiece of a 3-day celebration of Jack's 70th birthday and career as researcher, mentor, and clinician. The celebration began on the evening of January 18 when Dr. Alan Cooper, Director of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) and home for Jack's laboratories for over 35 years, hosted an open house and dinner at the newly relocated Foundation. The occasion provided a venue for a reunion of his former fellows and an evening of reminiscences. Joining Jack's former fellows were friends, PAMF staff, and colleagues from the Palo Alto Clinic. The evening was filled with the inevitable sharing of stories about life at PAMF, highlighted as the evening wore on by the retelling of stories about “The Rem.” Included were some of the fabled “STAT Jack” stories (the moniker denotes the sense of immediacy that permeated Jack's clinical and scientific endeavors and demands on those who worked with him), which, in many cases, could finally be verified by the actual participants, with a few stories being left to legend. The symposium was held the next day and was followed by an elegant reception and banquet attended by 220 family members, friends, former fellows, and colleagues from throughout the nation and the world. On Saturday morning, 20 January, Jack and his wife, Francoise, hosted a brunch at the Westin Hotel in Palo Alto for the attendees.
