J. Michael Bishop
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- Born
- John Michael Bishop , ( 1936-02-22 ) February 22, 1936, York, Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Died
- March 20, 2026 (2026-03-20) (aged 90), San Francisco , California, U.S.
- Education
- Gettysburg College (Bachelors), Harvard University ( MD )
- Known for
- Oncogene Virus
- Awards
- Dickson Prize (1986) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1989) ASCB Public Service Award (1998) National Medal of Science (2003) Clark Kerr Award (2020)
- Fields
- Virology
- Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco Heinrich Pette Institute National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Website
- profiles .ucsf .edu /j .michael .bishop
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Article
John Michael Bishop (February 22, 1936 – March 20, 2026) was an American immunologist and microbiologist who shared the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Harold E. Varmus. He was a faculty member at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where he also served as chancellor from 1998 to 2009.
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1936 births2026 deaths21st-century American biologistsAmerican fellows of the Royal SocietyAmerican immunologistsAmerican microbiologistsAmerican Nobel laureatesAmerican virologistsDeaths from pneumonia in CaliforniaForeign members of the Royal SocietyGettysburg College alumniHarvard Medical School alumni