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his biochemical studies. A biography describing many of Dr. Schroepfer’s contributions can be found in a previous volume of this journal [2]. Dr. Schroepfer was scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the sterol symposium in Orlando, Florida, in 1999, but unfortunately, he passed away on December 11, 1998. The 2014 recipient of the Schroepfer Award was Professor Erwin London, from Stony Brook University, USA, and his award address was “Using Sterols to Probe the Structure and Define the Function of Membrane Organization.” Dr. London conducted pioneer research on the identification of “lipid rafts” in biological membranes [3]. Dr. London graciously agreed to provide the review which is the first paper in this volume. The review is followed by four additional papers which summarize papers that were also presented at the 2014 AOCS Sterol Symposium. Previous recipients of the Schroepfer Award are |
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