FITCHBURG – Paul J. Bertics, age 55, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011. Paul joined the UW faculty in 1986 and was currently the Robert Turell Professor of Physiology (endowed chair), Kellett Professor of Biomolecular Chemistry, a member of the Executive Committee of the UW Comprehensive Cancer Center, and a co-director in the Material Sciences Research Center in the UW School of Engineering. Paul was extremely dedicated to the students at the UW serving as chair of Medical School admissions for years, instructing over 3,000 medical students, training over 55 graduate and postdoctoral students and mentoring countless undergraduates. He received numerous awards, including the student-selected UW Medical School teaching award twice and the UW Distinguished Teaching Award – Chancellor’s Teaching Award.
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