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Rex Chiu ’94 MD writes that Brown Phi Kappa Psi had a mini West Coast reunion in San Francisco. In attendance were Steve Baldikoski ’90, Ernest Bates ’88, Bryan Behar ’88, Bill Benjamin ’88, Frank Chiu ’91, ’95 MD, Paul Good, Andrew Guldman, Bob Houser, David Jaffe, Ari Klionsky, Jeffrey Lefstin, Christian Smith, Raphael Winick ’88, and host Chris Masto. “We talked about returning to the 30th reunion en masse in the spring. I am looking forward to seeing many of these guys again and many other classmates in May.”

Rex Chiu ’89 Phi Kappa Psi reunion photo

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Atul J. Butte ’91, ’95 MMSc, ’95 MD, of Menlo Park, Calif.; Jun. 14, from cancer. He was director of the Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute and was the Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg Distinguished Professor at UC San Francisco. He was a pioneer in the fields of bioinformatics, health informatics, and precision medicine. As chief data scientist for the University of California Health System, he oversaw the integration of electronic health records and facilitated research initiatives to improve patient care. In addition, he cofounded several biotech companies that made significant contributions to genomic medicine and drug discovery. He was the recipient of numerous accolades, including election to the National Academy of Medicine and recognition by the Obama Administration as a White House Champion of Change for his commitment to open science. Survivors include his brother Manish ’93, ’96 MD.