Professor Jean Claude Pechère

It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Jean Claude Pechère who is a great loss for our society.

It was under his leadership, that the ISC was renewed, refreshed and reactivated.

He served the society as Secretary General (1998-2001), President (2001-2005) and as Immediate Past President (2005-2008).

We all are very thankful for his work, his infectious enthusiasm, his leadership, and his great teaching ability. He had a rare way of engaging his audience to help them understand the complexity of life and biodiversity.

Jean Claude Pechère MD was an Emeritus Professor in the School of Medicine, University of Geneva and immediate past President of the International Society of Chemotherapy.

He was trained in Microbiology and Infectious Disease in Paris (France) and Seattle (USA). Previous positions included Director of the Department of Microbiology, University Laval, Quebec, Canada and Director of the Service of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease, Hotel Dieu, Quebec, Canada.

He published about 350 papers in peer-reviewed journals, 11 books and 52 book chapters and gave 650 lectures around the world. His book “The Intelligent Microbe” is a best seller worldwide. His research interests included different aspects of molecular bacteriology, including bacterial resistance, efflux systems and quorum sensing. He was involved in projects of Education and Development in poor areas in Asia and Africa.