Recollections: Yasuhiro Furuichi (1940–2022)
- 1Gilman Cheney Chair in Biochemistry, Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute, McGill University, Cancer Pavilion, Montreal, QC H3A 1A3, Canada, nahum.sonenberg@mcgill.ca
- 2Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, 4058 Basel, Switzerland, witold.filipowicz@fmi.ch
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Hiro Furuichi, accompanied by Aaron and Joan Shatkin, at the Jim Darnell 70th Anniversary Symposium in 2000 at The Rockefeller University in New York. Magdalena, Witold Filipowicz's daughter, is standing between the Shatkins and is representing the Filipowicz family. (Photo courtesy of Yasuhiro Furuichi.)
Yasuhiro Furuichi, who made momentous contributions to our understanding of eukaryotic mRNA biogenesis and function, passed away in his home in Kamakura on October 8, 2022, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Yasuhiro Furuichi was a towering scientist and imaginative researcher. His ideas and accomplishments left a lasting impact on our knowledge of the basic mechanisms of gene expression.
We were honored to share with him over the years his excitement about science, and we are grateful for the privilege of having had the opportunity to work with him. We were inspired by his enthusiasm, collegiality, and friendship and are thankful for his mentoring. Yasuhiro …
