Alvin Zipursky (1930–2021): an unsurpassable mentor, counselor, and child health advocate

When Alvin Zipursky assumed the position of North American Editor-in-Chief of Pediatric Research in 1999, he was embarking on just one of an amazing array of diverse chapters that made up his extraordinary life. At the time, with characteristic enthusiasm, he wrote: “In the future, as we conclude the millennium and prepare to enter a new century, we shall try to have our Journal serve its readers by publishing high-quality manuscripts that reflect the rapidly expanding and exciting field of research into human development and the diseases and disorders that affect children. We believe that Pediatric Research is on a strong foundation with the potential to expand and broaden its mandate for the coming century.”¹

True to his word, over the 5 years that followed, Alvin (or “Zip” to many of his friends) did expand the mandate of Pediatric Research, and his experiences in so doing led to more than two additional decades of work that would positively impact the health and well-being of children around the world.

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