William E. Paul

William E. Paul
M.D.
William E. Paul (back row, third from left) as a Public Health Service officer in a group photo sometime around the 1980s
Born(1936-06-12)June 12, 1936
DiedSeptember 18, 2015(2015-09-18) (aged 79)
New York, US
EducationM.D., SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
Known for
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsImmunology
Institutions
Uniformed service
Allegiance United States
Service/branch U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
Rank Rear Admiral[1]

William Erwin Paul (June 12, 1936 – September 18, 2015) was an American immunologist.[2] He and Maureen Howard discovered interleukin 4,[3][4] while an independent team led by Ellen Vitetta did the same in 1982. Paul worked on AIDS research for much of his career at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).[4] He served as president of the American Association of Immunologists from 1986 to 1987.[5]

  1. ^ Langer, Emily (2015-10-07). "William E. Paul, immunologist who shaped HIV/AIDS research, dies at 79". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  2. ^ Germain, Ronald N. (October 14, 2015). "William E. Paul (1936–2015): A leading force in immunology". Nature. 526 (324): 324. doi:10.1038/526324a. PMID 26469035.
  3. ^ Howard M, Paul WE (1982). "Interleukins for B lymphocytes". Lymphokine Res. 1 (1): 1–4. PMID 6985399.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ 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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)