I am sad to hear the news that Prof. Maeda has passed away.  I first met Maeda at the Dicty Conference in Sendai, Japan, in 1996.  Maeda organized the most wonderful conference, which has been fondly remembered by Dicty people.  Maeda loves to play tennis and to drink sake.  I am lucky to know him and to enjoy tennis and sake together.  I will remember him as a great man who has lived fully.  So long Maeda.     Tian

Tian Jin, Ph.D.
Senior Investigator
Chemotaxis Signal Section
Laboratory of Immunogenetics
NIH NIAID 
5625 Fishers Lane 
4N03A3 MSC 9418
Rockville, MD 20852
Ph: (301) 761-5049
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I deeply yearn for Mineko and Yasuo, who were an ideal pair. Their presence is greatly missed, and I hope they find eternal peace.

Miho

Miho Iijima, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Cell Biology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
725 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205
Phone: 410-502-6836


> On Jun 21, 2023, at 3:03 AM, tabe <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> 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
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