I am very sad to hear this.  The Dicty meeting will not be the same without him. The community has lost  a great scientist and advocate.   While some of you know this, Bill (acting on a hunch from his father) also made a long lasting contribution to our understanding of skin pigment and Vitamin D biosythesis (see his 3 Science papers in 67-68).

-Chris

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> Em Jul 1, 2016, às 2:00 PM, Dictybase Northwestern <[log in to unmask]> escreveu:
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> Dear friends,
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> We are sad to inform you that our mentor, colleague and friend Bill Loomis passed away yesterday, June 30.  Bill started his scientific journey with Dicty in the 1960’s and remained active in the field until his death.  He was looking forward to joining all of us in Tucson at the end of the month. Bill was a passionate and erudite scientist, his enthusiasm and love of knowledge were infectious and his devotion to rigorous biological research and education was unwavering.  To us, Bill was a teacher, a mentor, a friend and a father figure.  We will miss him dearly.
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> Gadi and Adam