Donald M. Marcus ’51

Don graduated from Horace Mann School in Riverdale, N.Y., before coming to Princeton and majoring in biology. He was a member of Campus Club, the Tiger editorial board, and the Pre-Med Society. His roommates were Charlie Ilsley, Stu Krisel, Jim Rentschler, and Jay Schwamm.

After Princeton, Don earned a medical degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University in internal medicine, continued training as a postdoctoral fellow at Columbia in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, then became a professor of medicine and immunology and the director of the Division of Rheumatology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. After nearly two decades in New York, he moved to Houston and joined the faculty of Baylor College of Medicine. Don pursued his interest across disciplinary boundaries in the fields of biochemistry and cell biology. Over his distinguished career, his research group produced more than 120 publications. He held the status of Master of the American College of Rheumatology.

Don died Oct. 10, 2024. He was predeceased by his wife, Marianne. He is survived by his children Laura, Susan, and James.