William T. Shearer MD, PhD in Memoriam

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On October 9, 2018, the clinical immunology community lost a humble giant with the passing of William T. Shearer, MD, PhD. Bill, as he was known to his many friends and colleagues, had been a Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital for the past 40 years. He started his career in science obtaining a PhD in biochemistry at Wayne State University but then decided to pursue a career as a physician and matriculated at Washington University School of Medicine where he stayed on to complete his pediatric residency and allergy immunology fellowship. He quickly moved up the academic ladder achieving full professor at Washington University in 1978, the same year he was recruited to Texas Children’s Hospital to head the newly formed Section of Allergy and Immunology. …