William E. Paul
William Erwin Paul (born June 12, 1936 in New York City , New York , † September 18, 2015 there ) was an American immunologist .
Live and act
Paul earned an MD from the State University of New York in Brooklyn, New York in 1960 . He directed the Laboratory of Immunology at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a National Institutes of Health (NIH) facility in Bethesda , Maryland . He was also a professor at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania and at Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv , Israel .
Paul dealt with the regulation of the immune response , in particular the influence of the cytokines on it; with the dynamics of lymphocytes ; how a differentiated section of Th1 and Th2 T lymphocytes is generated; with the development, life span and activation of T-cell memory cells and their importance for vaccination biology ; with the IL-4 receptor and its signaling mechanisms. Further work dealt with the pathogenesis of HIV infections and the possibilities of an HIV vaccine .
Paul has edited numerous journals, including the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), and is editor-in-chief of the Annual Review of Immunology . In 1986/1987 he was President of the American Association of Immunologists .
Awards (selection)
- 1982 membership in the National Academy of Sciences
- 1993 membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 2008 Max Delbrück Medal
- 2009 Clemens von Pirquet Medal
literature
- Ronald N. Germain: William E. Paul (1936-2015). In: Nature . Volume 526, 2015, p. 324, doi: 10.1038 / 526324a .
- Georg Stingl: Obituary. Obituary of the Austrian Society for Allergology and Immunology (PDF, 48 kB).
Web links
- Laboratory of Immunology. William E. Paul, MD at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (niaid.nih.gov); Retrieved June 5, 2011
- Biography: William E. Paul at the Foundation for Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases (fpid.org); Retrieved June 5, 2011
- Sam Roberts: Dr. William E. Paul, Who Helped AIDS Research Save Millions of Lives, Dies at 79. Obituary in: The New York Times , September 22, 2015
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul, William E. at nas.edu; Retrieved June 5, 2011
- ^ Editorial Committee Members for Immunology at annualreviews.org; Retrieved June 5, 2011
- ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter P. (PDF; 649 kB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved May 20, 2019 .
- ↑ US immunologist William E. Paul awarded the Max Delbrück Medal at mdc-berlin.de; accessed on May 24, 2019.
- ^ Winner of the Clemens von Pirquet Medal at oegai.org; Retrieved June 5, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Paul, William E. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Paul, William Erwin; Paul, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American immunologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | 18th September 2015 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York |