William S. Sly, M.D., Emeritus Professor and Chair of Biochemistry from 1984 – 2010, has passed away at the age of 92. You may read details of Dr. Sly’s life and career in Newslink.
Dr. Sly defined us as “the BMB family” through his leadership, integrity, and scientific excellence. We will be forever grateful. We extend our deepest condolences to Dr. Sly’s family.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made in Dr. Sly’s name to:
- The William S. Sly MD Centennial Chair in Biochemistry at the St. Louis University School of Medicine. Donations should specify the William S. Sly chair fund.
- National MPS Society (P.O. Box 14686, Durham, NC 27709). This organization provides education, research funding, advocacy, and direct support to patients and families living with mucopolysaccharidosis.
Dr. Sly’s obituary can be found here: William S. Sly
A retrospective and tribute to Dr. Sly was recently published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. The article was authored by two former colleagues, Stuart Kornfeld, M.D., and Ali Shilatifard, Ph.D.
An In Memoriam for Dr. Sly was published in the August 2025 issue of ASBMB Today, the member magazine for the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
A retrospective for Dr. Sly was published in September 2025 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA (PNAS). The tribute was written by former colleagues and long-time research associates, Mark Sands, Ph.D., Jeffrey Grubb, Carole Vogler, M.D., Abdul Waheed, Ph.D., and Adriana Montaño, Ph.D.
