Rolf Bernander (1956–2014): pioneer of the archaeal cell cycle |
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| Authors: | Thijs J G Ettema Ann‐Christin Lindås Karin Hjort Andrzej B Poplawski Henrik Kaessmann Dennis W Grogan Zvi Kelman Anders F Andersson Erik A Pelve Magnus Lundgren Staffan G Svärd |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner‐Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden;2. Department of Medical Biochemistry?and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden;3. Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA;4. Center for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland;5. Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland;6. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA;7. Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, Rockville, MD, USA;8. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Rockville, MD, USA;9. KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Science for Life Laboratory, School of Biotechnology, Division of Gene Technology, Stockholm, Sweden;10. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA;11. Department of Cell‐ and Molecular Biology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden |
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| Abstract: | On 19 January 2014 Rolf (‘Roffe’) Bernander passed away unexpectedly. Rolf was a dedicated scientist; his research aimed at unravelling the cell biology of the archaeal domain of life, especially cell cycle‐related questions, but he also made important contributions in other areas of microbiology. Rolf had a professor position in the Molecular Evolution programme at Uppsala University, Sweden for about 8 years, and in January 2013 he became chair professor at the Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner‐Gren Institute at Stockholm University in Sweden. Rolf was an exceptional colleague and will be deeply missed by his family and friends, and the colleagues and co‐workers that he leaves behind in the scientific community. He will be remembered for his endless enthusiasm for science, his analytical mind, and his quirky sense of humour. |
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