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in 2017. This award is presented to those who have made outstanding contributions to the science of allergy and clinical immunology internationally. Tony is one of the few people to have received both of the highest honours bestowed by the Society.

Barry Kay 1939-2020

international contributions to the field of allergy and asthma. The award is presented each year at the BSACI Annual Conference to those whose abstract has been judged outstanding in the category submitted.

Tak Lee 1951–2022

Professor Lee studied Medicine at King’s, graduating in 1975. He had a pioneering career in medicine across three continents, and is remembered for his breakthroughs on treating allergies and dedication to his patients. His commitment led to a number of awards and accolades, including a CBE appointed by the late Queen Elizabeth II in her Birthday Honours List of 2012. Tak was BSACI President from 1996 -1999. He was a great friend to BSACI members and an inspiration to so many and is greatly missed.

Professor Barry Kay died in 2020 after a long illness. Barry was Head of the Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London and the Royal Brompton Hospital Allergy Clinic from 1980 to 2004. Latterly he was Professor Emeritus at Imperial. He was a past President of the BSACI (1993-96) as well as a past President of EAACI. His professional achievements in the field of Allergy and Asthma were considerable. Each year delegates are invited to submit an abstract to be considered for the Barry Kay Award which recognises Professor Barry Kay’s national and

It is just over five years from the time I invited Prof Jörg Kleine Tebbe to London with a series of lectures.

As a part of his visit he met and interviewed Dr William Frankland the last person who worked with the fathers of immunotherapy Dr Leonhard Noon and Dr John Freeman. That interview served as a symbolic link of generations of allergists.

Unfortunately both colleagues are no longer with us, we will keep their legacy and remember them. We thank them for the contribution they made to the allergy science, medicine as well as to health of many thousands of allergy sufferers.

Professor Michael Rudenko