Background
Shearer, William Thomas was born on August 23, 1937 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Shearer, William Thomas was born on August 23, 1937 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Bachelor of Science, U. Detroit, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, Wayne State University, 1966; Doctor of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, 1970.
Post-doctoral fellow in biochemistry department chemical, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1966-1967;
intern in pediatrics, St. Louis Children's Hospital, 1970-1971;
resident in immunology in pediatrics, St. Louis Children's Hospital, 1971-1972;
director division allergy and immunology, St. Louis Children's Hospital, 1974-1978;
fellow in immunology in pediatrics, Barnes Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, 1972-1974;
special USPHA science research fellow in medicine department medicine, Washington University, 1972-1974;
associate professor, Washington University, 1978;
professor, Washington University, 1978;
professor pediatrics, microbiology, immunology, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, since 1978;
director Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome research center, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, since 1991;
head section allergy & immunology, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, since 1978. Member ACTU Cmty. Advisory Board, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, since 1991. Chairman pediatrics core committee pediatrics Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome clinical trial group National Institute Allergyand Infectious Diseases National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., since 1989, ad hoc reviewer, 1991, member therapeutics subcommittee Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome research advising committee, since 1993, chairman pediatrics Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome clinical trial group immunology committee, since 1994, member pediatrics Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome clinical trials group Executive Committee, 1991-1995, member special review committee personsaffected by chronic granulomatous disease, 1992.
Site visitor General Clinical research Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 1993, vice chairman pediatrics Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome clinical trials group Executive Committee, since 1996. Chairman study population/patient management committee Clinical Centers for the Study of Pediat. Lung and Heart Complicationsof Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, since 1989, member Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ad hoc work group, 1991.
Director pediatrics Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Clinical Research Center, Houston, since 1988. Chairman of the executive committee clinical trial intravenous gammaglobulin in Human Immunodeficiency Virus infected children National Institute Child and Health and Human Development, Bethesda, since 1989. Director American Board Allergy and Immunology, 1990-1995, chair, 1994-1995.
Vice-chair Pediatrics Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Clinical Trials GroupExec. committee, since 1996.
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome consultant Houston Indiana School District, since 1986. Medical advisory Spring Branch Indiana School District, Houston, since 1987. Chairman community Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome advisory group Texas Medical Center, since 1991.
Member American Society Clinical Investigation, American Academy Pediatricians (member Executive Committee section allergy and immunology since 1991), Texas Allergy Society (Executive Committee since 1990, Texas Allergy and Immunology Society (chairman national issues committee 1992-1996, president 1994-1996), American Academy allergy and Immunology (chairman clinical andlab. immunology committee 1994-1996, chairman training program directors national issues subcommittee 1994-1996), American Academy Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (associate chairman for planning of 1997-1998 international meetings, professional educational county), Clinical Immunology Society (chair American Board Allergy and Immunology nominations committee 1994-1996).