In Memory of Vladimir B. Bajic (1952–2019)

Professor Vladimir B. Bajic, a world-renowned pioneer in bioinformatics and associate editor-in-chief of Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics (GPB) since 2015, passed away on 31 October 2019 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Prof. Bajic joined the editorial board of GPB in 2012 and had been devoting his precious time and efforts to handling and reviewing manuscripts and providing many valuable instructions and suggestions in improving journal quality and readership as well. Here, we, former colleagues and friends at the GPB Editorial Board, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (BIG, CAS), Bioinformatics Institute A*STAR, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), and in the wider scientific community, wish to pay our highest tribute to Prof. Bajic and recognize his achievements as scientist, mentor, teacher, and leading science administrator