Yoshiki Sasai
Yoshiki Sasai (笹井 芳樹, Sasai Yoshiki, 1962 – 5 August 2014) was a Japanese biologist. He was Director of the Laboratory for Organogenesis and Neurogenesis at the research institute RIKEN. Sasai was best known for developing new methods to grow stem cells into organ-like structures.[1]
Yoshiki Sasai | |
|---|---|
 Yoshiki Sasai, circa 2012 | |
| Born | 1962 Hyogo, Japan |
| Died | 5 August 2014 (aged 52) Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | Kyoto University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biology |
| Institutions | RIKEN |
In 2012, Sasai became the first stem cell researcher to grow an optic cup from human cells.[2]
On August 5, 2014, he was found dead hanging at the RIKEN institute in Kobe, Hyōgo. It is believed that he committed suicide.[3]
References
- ↑ Cyranoski, David. Tissue engineering: The brainmaker. Nature (journal) 488 (7412) (2012). p. 444–446. doi:10.1038/488444a. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ↑ Dvorsky, George. Scientists spark the growth of a human eye with stem cells (18 June 2012)io9. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ↑ Asahi Shinbun Digital, August 4, 2014[dead link]