Thomas E. Starzl—MD/PhD Distinguished Service Professor of Surgery and famed transplantation surgeon—was recently inducted into the National Academy of Sciences. He joins the ranks of Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, Margaret Mead, and other scientific juggernauts (including six other Pitt faculty members).

Don’t know much about Starzl? Then check out the Official Dr. Thomas E. Starzl Web Site (www.starzl.pitt.edu). The site was officially launched in April 2014; archivists and the great doc spent much of 2013 filling out the site with photos (including him as an Eagle Scout, shown here) and archival materials. “After responding to many requests over the years for information about his background, accomplishments, and impact on the legacy of transplantation and transplant immunology,” says archivist Ashley Taylor, Starzl “wanted the archive Web site to provide a singular, official destination for those wishing to learn more about him and his work.” In addition, all 2,257 Starzl publications are available digitally through the University Library System (d-scholarship.pitt.edu). Yup, we said 2,257.

Images courtesy www.starzl.pitt.edu