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The field of ophthalmology, and the study of medicine at large, has much to thank for that fateful New Year's resolution. From culturing the Koch-Weeks bacillus, the causative agent of a form of infectious conjunctivitis, to publishing a landmark textbook titled \u201cA Treatise on Diseases of the Eye,\u201d Weeks has left his mark on the study of ophthalmology and medicine. Despite all these accomplishments, what may be most impressive is Weeks\u2019 admirable sense of humility. Dr David W. E. Baird, the Dean of the University of Oregon Medical School, wrote about Dr Weeks: \u201cIt would be well for every medical student and every young doctor to learn as much as possible about Dr Weeks and to emulate his high qualities.\u201d This biography, based on Weeks\u2019 autobiography and archival materials at the Oregon Health &amp; Science University (OHSU), aims to accomplish Dr Baird's wish.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1177\/09677720261421449","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,11]],"date-time":"2026-02-11T18:48:25Z","timestamp":1770835705000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Bacilli to books: The life and legacy of John Elmer Weeks"],"prefix":"10.1177","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4598-3170","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jason J","family":"Jo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and New York Eye and Ear Eye and Vision Research Institute"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Daniel M","family":"Albert","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Casey Eye Institute"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_3_2_2","volume-title":"Autobiography of John Elmer Weeks","author":"Weeks J","year":"1954","unstructured":"Weeks J. 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