Brian Collier (1940-2024)

Marco A M Prado; Anurag Tandon

doi:10.1111/jnc.16082

Brian Collier (1940-2024)

J Neurochem. 2024 Feb 23. doi: 10.1111/jnc.16082. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Marco A M Prado¹, Anurag Tandon²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine, Robarts Research Institute, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
² Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 38396216
DOI: 10.1111/jnc.16082

Abstract

Dr. Brian Collier, the former Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Neurochemistry from 1996 to 2006, passed away January 4th, 2024. Brian's illustrious career spanned the fields of neurochemistry and pharmacology. He published his findings on mechanisms of acetylcholine synthesis and storage in the Journal of Neurochemistry, and his contributions remain landmarks in neurochemical research.

Keywords: Brian Collier; acetylcholine (ACh); dementia therapeutics; neurotransmitters; obituary; synaptic vesicles.