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Nature Cell Biology 7, 17 (1 January 2005) | doi:10.1038/ncb0105-17

Yasutomi Nishizuka 1932|[ndash]|2004

Robert Michell

Yasutomi Nishizuka, ex-President and Professor Emeritus of Kobe University, died suddenly in Kobe on November 4, 2004. Nishizuka was born in Ashiya City (Hyogo Prefecture, Japan) on July 12, 1932 and was made famous by his discovery of protein kinase C. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him.