Note of condolence
Dear colleagues and friends
It is with a very heavy heart that the AGAH needs to share the passing of Prof. Dr. Hartmut Derendorf on November 23 2020, at the age of 67. He was a distinguished, world-renowned expert in pharmacokinetics and pharmacometrics and an engaged supporter of the AGAH during the past decades.
Hartmut Derendorf received his license as a pharmacist and PhD from the Univ. of Münster and did his postdoctoral fellowship subsequently at the Univ. of Florida, Gainesville. He joined the UF College of Pharmacy as a faculty member for more than 30 years including 25 years as chair of the department of pharmaceutics.
During his career, he impacted over 100 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows as well as more than 400 international exchange students and visiting scientists throughout his tenure. Dr. Derendorf published more than 500 publications and earned multiple international awards. His research interests included the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of corticosteroids, antibiotics and analgesics, as well as drug interactions and he was a pioneer in implementing the use of microdialysis to determine drug concentrations at the site of interest in tissues of patients.
He served both as regent and as president of the American College of Clinical Pharmacology (ACCP) and was thereby instrumental in setting up successful collaborations between AGAH and ACCP including several common annual meetings in Germany. As an inspiring speaker he was invited to numerous scientific AGAH meetings and workshops including the PK/PD Expertentreffen and will always be remembered for his phantastic personality, his scientific enthusiasm and his great humor that he often included in his talks.
Hartmut Derendorf is survived by his wife, Dr. Kerry Estes, and sons Kevin and Karsten with their wifes, and his beloved granddaughter Miller - our thoughts are with them.
The AGAH wishes to express deep gratitude and honors his memory for his many contributions to the society and to the global field of clinical pharmacology!
Lieber Hartmut, we still had many plans together but now rest in peace!
Andreas Kovar, PhD, FCP
(President of AGAH)
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