Professor Yoshiki SASAI, Deputy Director of RIKEN CDB in Kobe, was a pioneer on mice ES cells, for instance on EM cell differentiation into nerve cells producing dopamine. The action is considered to be related to the reorganization of CDB as a consequence of the scientific misconduct investigations around PI Haruko Obokata.
Nikkei Biotech news release, August 5, 2014
Deputy Director of RIKEN Center for Development Biology commits suicide