I am deeply saddened by reading this news. Upon return from the West, Obaid took the TIFR’s mission – to establish a top-notch scientific infrastructure in India – to his heart and spared no efforts to realize the goal. He provided desirable scientific freedom to express/execute ideas to all, built state-of-the-art facility and diligently created highly conducive environment to train most competitive researchers under his umbrella. Thanks to him, we all could walk in any lab in the world and be competitive with peers. His contribution in our lives is invaluable and this void can never be filled. My prayers are with his family in this difficult time. May Guru ji’s noble soul rest in peace. Jay Jay B. Joshi, Ph.D. Clinical Neuroimmunology and Brain Tumors (CNBT) Study Section National Institutes of Health II Rockledge Center, 6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7846 Bethesda, MD 20892-9692; Use zip code 20817 for overnight mail Skype Phone: 301-456-0043 Skype Address: j.joshi.csr BlackBerry: 301-408-9135 FAX: 301-480-4184 Email: joshij@csr.nih.gov