The passing of Prof. Wilhelmina Behan

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From Dr. Shepherd charlesbshepherd@...:

Some very sad news.

Professor Mina Behan died at her home in Glasgow on Saturday

evening, March

19th.

As many people already know, Mina had been seriously ill for

the past three

years with cancer. She finally had to retire from her

professorial post in

muscle pathology at the Western Infirmary in Glasgow last

year.

As a pathologist, Mina made a major contribution to the role

of

understanding muscle pathology in ME/CFS. She had also been

carrying out

research into the role of the blood-brain-barrier in the

onset of

ME/CFS. Unfortunately, it seems unlikely that anyone else

of her stature

here in the UK will now be able or willing to persue this

type of research.

I understand from the family that there will be a Memorial

Service in due

course.

Dr Shepherd

(Information may be forwarded)

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