 | Robert Lange |
There will be a memorial service on Friday, Nov. 5, for Robert Lange, associate clinical professor of diagnostic radiology at the School of Medicine and a strong advocate for the protection of human subjects in research studies, who died Oct. 6 in New Haven at age 69.
The service will take place at 4:30 p.m. in the Cushing Whitney Medical Library, the Historical Library Reading Room at 333 Cedar St. A reception will immediately follow.
"Bob was a patient and caring teacher and scientist, as well as a wonderful friend to us all," said Medical School Dean Dr. Robert Alpern in a notice to faculty and staff. "Even in retirement‚ he continued to be an incredibly valuable resource for the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, the Human Investigation Committee and the medical school as a whole."
Lange earned his Ph.D. in inorganic/nuclear chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1962. He came to Yale in 1969 after serving as a senior research chemist at the Monsanto Research Corporation. From 1969 to 1986, he served as the technical director for the Section of Nuclear Medicine in the Department of Diagnostic Radiology. In 1986, he served as MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) physicist and clinical technical director for the MR Center, a position he held until 2000.
From 1992 to 2000, Lange chaired the Radiation Safety Committee and the Radioactive Drug Research Committee for Yale-New Haven Hospital. In 2000, he retired from these responsibilities. He continued to work part-time, focusing his efforts on the Human Investigation Committee (HIC) at the School of Medicine, where he chaired one of two HIC committees and was a senior member of the administrative staff. In this capacity, Lange was a strong advocate for the protection of human subjects and a close partner with investigators for the development of their research protocols.
In the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Lange continued to teach "Physics of Diagnostic Radiology" and "Physics of Magnetic Resonance Imaging" to residents, fellows, faculty and staff. According to colleagues, he could explain how a toaster or an MRI sequence worked with equal facility at whatever level of knowledge the student required; he "unfailingly" solved the mysteries of statistics for beginning or ending projects; and he was always available.
Lange is survived by his wife, B.J. Lambert; sons, Christopher E. Lange of Shelton, Connecticut, and Louis M. Lange of Manchester, Connecticut; grandchildren, George and Brian of Manchester; and sisters, Martha Sivley of Decatur, Alabama, and Carole McLaughlin of Vero Beach, Florida.
In honor of Lange's love of the water, his family requests that donations in his name be sent to: Soundkeeper, P.O. Box 4058, Norwalk, CT 06855. Soundkeeper is dedicated to the protection and enhancement of the biological, physical and chemical enhancement of Long Island Sound and its watershed.
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