In memoriam Professor Jaime Talesnik, MD.

In memoriam Jaime Talesnik. Born in Santiago, Chile, 18 May 1915; deceased Toronto, Canada, 7 April 1996. Medical studies at University of Chile, 1935-1940. MD, University of Chile, 1941. Assistant Professor of Physiology, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Chile, 1940-45. Rockefeller Research Fellow, Banting-Best Institute, Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, Canada, 1945-46. Associate Professor of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, 1947-51. British Council Research Scholar in Pharmacology, National Institute for Medical Research, London, England, 1951-52. Associate Professor of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, 1952-63. Professor and Chairman, Department of Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, 1963-67. Visiting Professor, Department of Pharmacology, University of Toronto, Canada, 1967-69. Professor, Department of Pharmacology, University of Toronto, Canada, 1969-81. Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto, Canada, 1981. Member Emeritus, Medical Association of Chile, 1991. Honorary Member, Chilean Society of Physiological Sciences, 1995. Author of textbook of pathophysiology and many articles in scientific journals.