Very sad news indeed! He was an extremely nice and joyful person and I  
always enjoyed very much talking to him at Dicty Meetings. My  
condolences to his family. Ludwig


Zitat von tabe <[log in to unmask]>:

> Dear Dicty people,
>
> It is with great sadness that I share that Prof. Yasuo Maeda  
> emeritus professor at Tohoku University passed away of illness on  
> 26th April at the age of 80. His enduring legacy includes  
> ultrastructural work on migrating Dicty cells as well as  its  
> pinocytosis, early cell-cell heterogeneity and differentiation.  
> Prof. Maeda was one of the early csm researchers here in Japan and  
> the founding pillar of the community. He was a charming man and  
> loved by his disciples and colleagues. We will miss him greatly.
>
> yours sincerely,
> Tomoaki Abe