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
- 2003 National Medal of Science
- 1999 Priestley Medal
- 1989 Nobel Prize for Medicine
- 1985 Dickson Prize
- 1982 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award
- 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
- Member of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
