Anyone who knew Federico Uruburu (Granada, Spain,
1934–Porto, Portugal, 2003) will remember him with affection
and fondness. His kindness, expressed through his perpetual
smile, was his greeting card.
Honesty was also a major component
of Federico’s character. He never
deceived anybody, and his actions were
frequently motivated by his sense of
duty. One could always trust him—he
was what is commonly called a good
sort. We remember Federico as a
teacher and a friend, always full of
enthusiasm and the desire to help others.
We first met him in 1963, when we
returned from our stay in Cambridge
University. He was finishing his graduate
studies, and had obtained a scholarship
to join the research group we had
established at the Institute Jaime Ferrán
for Microbiology, part of the Center for
Biological Research (CIB) of the National Research Council
(CSIC), in Madrid.
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