Professor Shigetaka Asano: extraordinary Japanese Haematologist and Bon Vivant February 7, 1943 to August 12, 2020

Profs. Satoshi Takahashi and Arinobu Tojo (IMSUT) kindly reviewed the typescript. RPG acknowledges support from the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre funding scheme. Jichi Medical University, Tochigi-Ken, Japan Keiya Ozawa Tokyo Cord Blood Bank, Tokyo, Japan Hideki Kodo Haematology Research Centre, Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Imperial College London, London, UK Robert Peter Gale You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Correspondence to Robert Peter Gale. The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. Publisher’s note Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Reprints and Permissions Ozawa, K., Kodo, H. & Gale, R.P. Professor Shigetaka Asano: extraordinary Japanese Haematologist and Bon Vivant February 7, 1943 to August 12, 2020. Bone Marrow Transplant (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41409-020-01061-4 Download citation Received: 24 August 2020 Revised: 02 September 2020 Accepted: 09 September 2020 Published: 18 September 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41409-020-01061-4