Introduction: A Chance Meeting That Changed Everything I still recall my first impression when I met Dr. Gustavo Bounous on a frigid day in Montreal in 1998. His white, disheveled hair gave him an Einstein-like appearance, and after spending time with him, I began to appreciate his mental prowess as well. We seemed to hit it off immediately, and in the months and years that followed, we became good friends. In the two days I initially spent with him, Gus shared an incredible story with me of painstaking research as well as serendipitous events that later seemed almost providential.  ...