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Thank you for spreading the news, George, as sad and distressing as it is. It was the first I heard, even though I live here in Eugene where he passed away! As I understand, he loved it here. It's was very hot here earlier this week, with a lot of ash in the air from forest fires. Not the ideal climate for riding a bike on trails. I wonder if that contributed?
I've shared the news with my colleagues here at Molecular Probes, where he is revered, and on the Molecular Probes and Gibco Facebook pages. He will be missed. It can't be overstated how amazing of a contribution he made to our field.
Jason
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http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/46930/title/Nobel-Laureate-Roger-Tsien-DiesRoger Tsien <
http://www.tsienlab.ucsd.edu/>, a biochemist at the University of California, San Diego, (UCSD) whoearned a Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2008 <
http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/26813/title/Green-team-wins-2008-Nobel/>for
his work on green fluorescent protein, died last week (August 24) in Oregon. He was 64.
According to the/Union-Tribune/
<
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/aug/31/roger-tsien-dies/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter>today
(August 31), Tsien died on a bike trial in Eugene, Oregon, but the precise cause of his death was not yet determined.
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/aug/31/roger-tsien-diesRoger Tsien, the exuberant and resourceful UC San Diego researcher whoshared the 2008 Nobel Prize in chemistry <
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2008/oct/08/bn08nobel122329-Tsien/>for
helping to find a more effective way to peer inside cells and organisms,died on Aug. 24 <
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/nobel_laureate_roger_tsien_dies_age_64>.
He was 64.
Tsien appears to have passed away while on a bike trail in Eugene, Oregon, said UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep Khosla, who broke the news to the campus community on Wednesday. The precise cause of death has yet to be determined.
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