We have lost a distinguished biochemist who dedicated his career to the study of phosphatidylinositol signalling in metabolic regulation and to the advancement of lipidomics.
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Spener, F., Wolfrum, C. & Reik, W. Michael John Owen Wakelam 1955–2020. Nat Metab 2, 478–480 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-020-0220-y
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