J. Michael Bishop#
| Membership Number: | 2130 |
| Membership type: | FOREIGN |
| Section: | CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 2002 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED STATES |
| Homepage(s): | http://profiles.ucsf.edu/j.michael.bishop http://hooper.ucsf.edu/bishop-lab |
Present and Previous Positions
- Chancellor Emeritus of University of California at San Francisco
- 1998 Chancellor of University of California at San Francisco
- 1982 Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at University of California at San Francisco
- 1972-1994 Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at University of California at San Francisco
- 1968-1972 Teacher of Microbiology and Immunology at University of California at San Francisco
- 1964-1967 Researcher at National Institutes of Health
- 1962 MD at Harvard Medical School
Fields of Scholarship
- Cancer research
- Immunology
- Microbiology
- Retro viral oncogenes
- Genetic underpinnings of cancer
Honours and Awards
- National Medal of Science(2003)
- Priestley Medal(1999)
- Nobel Prize for Medicine(1989)
- Dickson Prize(1985)
- Lasker Award(1982)
- Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Member of American Society for Cell Biology
- Member of American Society for Microbiology
- Member of American Society for Virology
- Member of National Academy of Sciences
- Member of Academia Europea
- Memeber of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
