Bernard Tandler, 88, passed away on February 24, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was born on February 18, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York to the late Arthur and Pauline (Solomon) Tandler. Dr. Tandler had an illustrious career as a research biologist and educator, and received numerous awards and accolades, including Top Science Educator of the Year by IAOTP in 2018. He received his bachelor's degree from Brooklyn College in 1955, master's degree from Columbia University in 1957, PhD from Cornell University in 1961, and honorary Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from Universita di Cagliari in 1997. He was Assistant Professor at Cornell University and an associate of the Sloan Kettering Institute. After relocating to Ohio in 1967 he became Professor of Oral Biology and Dental Medicine at Case Western Reserve University. He also worked and taught at University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Universita di Cagliari, Italy; Kyushu Dental University, Japan; and Texas Tech University. A prolific researcher and writer, he authored many full-length journal articles and chapters for various textbooks, and also served as peer reviewer or guest editor for several publications. He loved his work, and even after retiring from CWRU in 2020 at the age of 87, he remained actively involved in research and publication until shortly before his final days. He was an active and generous contributor of his time and resources to colleagues, students, civic organizations, and scientific societies. He enjoyed literature, table tennis, classical music, old movies, and the New York Times Sunday puzzles. Dr. Tandler was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 30 years, Helen (nee Weisman, 1935-1986), an artist. He is survived by devoted daughter Janice and son Evan; loving brother Murray and his family; and many dear friends, colleagues, and students. If you wish to honor his memory with a contribution, please direct it to Hospice of the Western Reserve, https://www.hospicewr.org, or to the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, https://www.greaterclevelandfoodbank.org.