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Nature 453, 1002 (19 June 2008) | doi:10.1038/4531002a; Published online 18 June 2008

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Obituary: Christopher Curtis (1939–2008)

Indira Nath1

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Medical entomologist and a humanitarian campaigner.

With the death of Chris Curtis on 13 May, the world has lost a leading researcher of insect-borne diseases. A respected theoretical scientist, he was also a pioneer of research into genetic control of disease-carrying insects.

  1. Indira Nath is in the LEPRA – Blue Peter Research Centre, Cherlapally, Hyderabad 501301, India.
    Email: indiranath@bprcleprasociety.org

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