Jelle was one of the first faculty colleagues to welcome me when I moved from MIT to the BU Biology Department in Sept. 1985. Over the ensuing years I came to appreciate Jelle’s important research contributions to understanding the neural basis of chemosensation in invertebrates, especially as my own research program became increasingly concerned with pheromonal communication in ferrets and mice. I had spent 8 formative postdoctoral years working in the Department of Endocrinology of the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. As a result Jelle and I talked on numerous occasions about the good as well as the bad features of academic life in Holland vs the U.S. Jelle and I shared an appreciation for classical music, with making music playing an essential role in both our lives (Jelle as a flutist, me as a singer). Jelle was a wonderful colleague and friend.
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