Björn J. Öbrink (1943-2015).
Family members, friends and colleagues of Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Björn Öbrink were deeply saddened to learn of his sudden death on August 21, 2015. Björn was one of the pioneers in cell adhesion research. Reading an article written by Björn, one quickly recognizes his outstanding qualities as a scientist: knowledgeable, innovative, precise and detailed in order to enable reproduction of his reported results. When meeting Björn, you were captured by his personality: warm-hearted, modest, and, above all, devoted to truth.
Center for Diagnostic, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany.
Christoph
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Wagener
Institute of Anatomy, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany.
Bernhard B
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Singer
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