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	printer-friendly version . send feedback on this newsletter Phospholipid Divison web page AOCS Phospholipid Division Newsletter October 2007 In Memoriam: David W. Yesair *from inform* August 2007** Former AOCS member David W. Yesair died in Byfield, Massachusetts (USA) on April 20, 2007, at the age of 73. Yesair received his Ph.D. in biochemistry/organic chemistry/cellular biology from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York in 1958 and after several post-doctoral appointments worked for Arthur D. Little, Inc. from 1962 to 1984. In his final five years there he was vice president, but he then left to found BioMolecular Products (BMP). BMP is best known for its lipid complex Lym-X-Sorb, a formulation that enables fat and medicine, for example, to be absorbed directly into the body from the intestines and into the lymphatic system. He was a charter member of the International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics and the International Lecithin and Phospholipid Society. He received 10 U.S. patents and over 100 world patents and had more than 120 publications. Also in this newsletter: Message from the Chair, Jonathan Maynes ³¹P-NMR Round Robin Tests on Phospholipids, by Bernd W. K. Diehl, Ph.D. Ring trial validation of a method for the extraction of DNA from soy lecithins, by Waiblinger, H. U.; Ernst, B.; Graf, N.; Pietsch, K. Results of AOCS Lecithin Short Course Québec 2007, by Willem van Nieuwenhuyzen Synthesis of 1,3- and 1,2-Diphosphatidylglycerol Moghis U. Ahmad, U. Murali Krishna, Shoukath M. Ali, Sreeti Choudhury, Imran Ahmad. Lipids (2007) 42:291-296 Technical Program 2007 Patent Applications: Enzymatic modification of lecithin Extracts and Distillates: Phospholipid species analysis Business News: Tight oilseed/oil markets forecast AOCS, 2710 S. Boulder, Urbana, IL 61802-6996 USA	Division Officers Chairperson Jonathan Maynes phone: 1-314-982-3162 fax: 1-314-982-2899 Vice Chairperson/MDC Gary List phone: 1-309-681-6388 fax: 1-309-681-6340 Secretary Moghis Ahmad phone: 1-847-775-4568 fax: 1-847-887-9281 Treasurer Toni Wang phone: 1-515-294-5448 fax:1-515-294-8181 Member-at-Large Bernie Szuhaj phone: 1-260-489-6849 Member-at-Large Lance Colbert phone: 1-217-451-5802 fax: 1-217-451-2457 Member-at-Large Randy Zigmont phone: 1-203-262-7100 fax: 1-203-262-7101 Member-at-Large Walt Shaw phone: 1-205-663-2494 fax: 1-205-663-0756 Member-at-Large Susan Gurkin phone: 1-770-986-6268 fax: 1-770-986-6282 Member-at-Large Willem van Nieuwenhuyzen phone: +31 72 505 5617 fax. +31 72 505 5618 Immediate Past Chairperson Bruce Sebree phone: 1-217-451-4067 fax: 1-217-451-2693 Past Chairperson Joseph Casey phone:1-260-425-5926 fax: 1-260-425-6435