In Memoriam: Zilinskas, Raymond
(1938-2018)

Aside from all his accomplishments in the field of biological warfare research, Ray was a member of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). He served on the Center for the History of Microbiology/ASM Archives (CHOMA) Committee for several years. He delivered the History of Microbiology Lecture in 2013, speaking on “Accomplishments and Legacy of the Soviet Biological Weapons Program, 1928-1992.” He also participated in the 2011 CHOMA symposium on anthrax, speaking on “Bacillus anthracis as a Biological Weapon Agent,” and in the 2018 World War One symposium, speaking on “German Biological Warfare against Beasts of Burden During First World War.”
Tribute to Ray Zilinskas from the Middlebury Institute website