Currier McEwen, MD, 1902–2003

Abstract

A glycoprotein with multiple glycosylations can be prepared by chemical synthesis as a single glycoform. In their Communication on S. J. Danishefsky et al. describe the first total synthesis of fully glycosylated erythropoietin. Glycosylation has significantly increased the stability of the protein. The fully glycosylated native protein has demonstrated substantial erythropoietic activity.

Santayana’s Epiphenomenalism Reconsidered

“…However, in recent years both the Principle of Causal Exclusion, and the way it has been applied to challenge views like Santayana's, have come under criticism from many philosophers of mind. 31 Some have rejected the principle outright, while others have argued that views that appear to violate this principle, and lead to overdetermination, do not in fact do so. 32 Some have pointed out that the principle rules out two sufficient causes, but not a sufficient and insufficient cause.…”

Einstein's Letter to the Dean: Welcome to America!

“…Rockefeller‐trained, Currier McEwen was a distinguished rheumatologist before the term was even invented. He had been a founder and president of the American Rheumatism Association (now the American College of Rheumatology) and made important contributions to the treatment of rheumatic fever (15). As dean of the NYU School of Medicine from 1937 to 1955, he presided over at least 20 life‐saving appointments to German/Austrian medical scientists (3).…”