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J. Michael Bishop

1936-02-22 – 2026-03-20

Title: Historical Portrait: J. Michael Bishop Description: J. Michael Bishop, M.D. Director, G.W. Hooper Foundation Professor of Microbiology - University of California School of Medicine at San Francisco co-winner of 1984 Alfred P. Sloan Prize. Subjects (names): Bishop, J. Michael Topics/Categories: Historical -- People People -- Adult Type: B&W Source: General Motors Cancer Research Foundation Author: Unknown Date Created: Unknown Date Added: 1/11/2010 Reuse Restrictions: None - This image is in the public domain and can be freely reused. Please credit the source and/or author listed above.Credit: Unknown author

Life & Legacy

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.

Occupation & Career

virologist, immunologist, university teacher, oncologist, chemist, microbiologist, physician

Education

Harvard Medical School; Gettysburg College

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; Canada Gairdner International Award; National Medal of Science; Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. Prize; Dickson Prize in Medicine; ASCB Public Service Award; honorary doctor of Harvard University; honorary doctor of the University of Miami; Foreign Member of the Royal Society

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research · Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. Prize · ASCB Public Service Award · Canada Gairdner International Award · Dickson Prize in Medicine · Foreign Member of the Royal Society · honorary doctor of Harvard University · honorary doctor of the University of Miami · National Medal of Science · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Employer

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · University of California, San Francisco

Organizations & Memberships

Academia Europaea · Alpha Omega Alpha · American Academy of Arts and Sciences · American Society for Cell Biology · American Society for Microbiology · American Society for Virology · National Academy of Sciences · Royal Society of London