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In memoriam.(CIC BULLETIN ICC)(Obituary)

Canadian Chemical News, April, 2006

The CIC extends its condolences to the families of:

William A. (Bill) Ayer, FCIC, FRCS, passed away in his sleep on December 2, 2005, at the University of Alberta Hospital. He was born in Middle Sackville, NB, on July 1, 1932 and obtained his BSc and PhD degrees from the University of New Brunswick. After a year at Harvard with R. B. Woodward, Ayer began his academic career at the University of Alberta in 1958 where he built an internationally recognized natural products group. He became the authority on lycopodium alkaloids, some of which are being considered to be of value in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. He identified the alkaloid defence substances of the lady bug, metabolites of the fairy ring mushrooms, and a number of diterpenoids with unique...

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