Bruce McEwen, 1938–2020

Huda Akil and Craig McEwen

PNAS March 24, 2020 117 (12) 6286-6288

Figure: Bruce McEwen - neuroscientist

The pioneering neuroscientist Bruce McEwen died on January 2, 2020 at the age of 81 following a brief illness. He was the Alfred E. Mirsky Professor and head of the Harold and Margaret Millikin Hatch Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology at The Rockefeller University. Born in Fort Collins, Colorado, Bruce grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in an academic household; his father George was a Professor of English in the University of Michigan’s Engineering School. After graduating from Oberlin College, Bruce started graduate study at The Rockefeller University in 1959 and, after a postdoctorate in Sweden and a brief appointment at the University of Minnesota, served on The Rockefeller University’s faculty for 54 years until his death. He and his wife, the neuroimmunologist Karen Bulloch, collaborated in research and writing. Bruce remained active scientifically until the very end, with a paper published on the day of his death. His friend and coauthor on that paper, Huda Akil, and his brother, Craig McEwen, remember him.

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