Shivaji Sisinthy, emeritus director of research and senior scientist at the LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), passed away earlier this month due to illness. He was renowned for publishing more than 375 research papers. Shivaji made history as the first Indian biologist to join expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. He completed his MSc in Biology from BITS Pilani in 1973 and earned his PhD from Delhi University in 1978. After post-doctoral research at IISc Bengaluru, Shivaji joined CSIR-CCMB in 1980. There, he helped establish the Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species (LACONES). He retired from CSIR-CCMB in 2012 and then joined LVPEI in 2013. From 2016 to 2020, he served as Director of the Prof Brien Holden Eye Research Centre at LVPEI. His awards include the Antarctic Award for excellence in Biological Sciences in 2002, the Carl Woese Memorial Award in 2014 by the Association of Microbiologists, India, and the National Award in Polar Sciences and Cryosphere by the Government of India in 2016, according to a press release.