William E. Paul
William E. Paul M.D. | |
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SUNY Downstate College of Medicine | |
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Fields | Immunology |
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Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps |
Rank | Rear Admiral[1] |
William Erwin Paul (June 12, 1936 – September 18, 2015) was an American immunologist.
Background
Paul's father Jack immigrated to the United States from Ukraine with his mother and younger siblings in 1911 to join his father and other family members. While in America, Jack Paul met and married Sylvia Gleicher, a cousin of
Career
Paul did his residency at the Boston Medical Center and National Cancer Institute (NCI). He joined the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps in 1962 and was assigned to the Endocrinology Branch of the NCI, where he worked for two years. Paul read the writings of Michael Heidelberger, and decided to train as an immunologist. A desire to collaborate with rheumatologist Alan Cohen influenced his decision as well. Paul trained at New York University with Baruj Benacerraf and later moved with him to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). He succeeded Benacerraf as NIH immunology laboratory director in 1970. Upon the establishment of NIH's Office of AIDS Research in 1993, Paul was chosen as its first leader. He stepped down from that position in 1997. He also helped found NIAID's Vaccine Research Center.[4][5] Paul was the founding editor of the Annual Review of Immunology from 1983 to 2011.[6] He received the 2002 American Association of Immunologists Lifetime Achievement Award[7] and the 2008 Max Delbrück Medal.[8]
Paul was adjunct professor at the
He died in Manhattan of acute myeloid leukemia on September 18, 2015, aged 79.[4]
References
- ^ Langer, Emily (2015-10-07). "William E. Paul, immunologist who shaped HIV/AIDS research, dies at 79". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- PMID 26469035.
- PMID 6985399.
- ^ a b c d e Roberts, Sam (September 22, 2015). "Dr. William E. Paul, Who Helped AIDS Research Save Millions of Lives, Dies at 79". New York Times. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- ^ a b c Williams, Brien (April 18, 2012). "William E. Paul, M.D. (1936–2015) Oral History". American Association of Immunologists. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "NIH Mourns William E. Paul, Pioneering Immunologist and Laboratory Chief". National Institute of Health. September 22, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
- ^ "Past Recipients". The American Association of Immunologists. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ "US Immunologist William E. Paul Receives the Max Delbrück Medal". Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association. November 13, 2008. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
- ^ "Biography: William E. Paul". Foundation for Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
External links
- "William E. Paul, M.D." NIAID/NIH. Retrieved September 27, 2015.