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We were sad to learn that William E. Paul, Section Head for the Allergy & Hypersensitivity Section in the Immunology Faculty, passed away last week with acute myeloid leukemia. Dr Paul, who worked for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the NIH, was renowned in the field of immunology, and credited with developing programs that led to therapies for AIDS. Dr Paul joined F1000 as a Section Head in 2001.

Dr Paul’s colleagues at the NIH paid tribute to him in this press-released obituary, as did The Scientist magazine, here.

Ronald N. Germain, chief of NIAID’s Laboratory of Systems Biology said of him, “Bill was an inspirational scientific leader who encouraged those around him to do the very best science and who used all the resources at his command to promote their activities as independent investigators.”

F1000 sends our sincere condolences to his family, friends and colleagues.

*EDIT, 7 Oct 2015: Read tributes to Dr Paul from the F1000 Faculty.