An appreciation of Dr Steven Pfeiffer, 1940–2007
2007; Wiley; Volume: 103; Issue: s1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.05003.x
ISSN1471-4159
AutoresAnthony H. Futerman, G Van Der Meer,
Tópico(s)Caveolin-1 and cellular processes
ResumoSoon after this special edition of the Journal of Neurochemistry went to press, we were informed of the sad news that Steve Pfeiffer had succumbed to cancer after a 2-year struggle.Steve was a loyal friend, a wonderful colleague, and his interactions with many scientists in the fields of glial cells and glycosphingolipids were always positive and stimulating.He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.A detailed obituary of Steve can be found on the ASN website, and also in the Hartford Courant on Monday, August 27.What follows are thoughts from two friends, who got to know Steve well over the past few years.One of us (AF) was a co-chair of the symposium to which this special issue is dedicated, and spent the year or so before the symposium working on a day-to-day basis with Steve, so much so that over 1300 e-mails were exchanged!It seems more than a little strange not to be consulting with Steve now about the contents of this short note.Steve had a productive research career, mainly in the field of myelin biology.He published his first paper, on selecting synchronous populations of mammalian cells, in Nature in 1967, and after that, moved to the study of Schwann cells, glial cells, and oligodendrocytes.This led him to the study of galactolipids and other glycolipids, and in the 1990s, he became an active member of the sphingolipid community and was a regular participant at many conferences in this field.He was particularly interested in the possible roles of
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