Memorial service to be held for Karls

Feb. 15, 2007 -- Michael M. Karl, M.D., and Irene E. Karl, Ph.D., were pioneers in their fields of medicine, mentors to generations of physicians and scientists and among the most influential couples at the School of Medicine.

In honor of their impact on the medical school community, a memorial service will be held at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 23 in Connor Auditorium at the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center.

Michael Karl, widely recognized as one of the country's outstanding general internists, died Nov. 22, 2006, at age 91.

Irene Karl, a pioneer in the cause and treatment of sepsis and a trailblazer among women in science, died July 7, 2006, at age 90.