Dr. S. Edward Sulkin (1908-1972) joined Southwestern Medical College in 1943, the same year it opened. In 1945 he became Chairman of Microbiology, a position he held until September 1972. He continued his teaching and research until shortly before his death. Dr. Sulkin’s major contributions to scientific knowledge were in delineating the role of bats in harboring dormant viruses known to cause periodic outbreaks of rabies and encephalitis. He was also co-author with Dr. Robert Pike of the first definitive study of laboratory-acquired infections compiled in the nation. This photo appeared in the 1962 Southwestern Medical School yearbook “Iatros”.