J. Michael Bishop
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| Born | John Michael Bishop February 22, 1936 York, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | March 20, 2026 (aged 90) |
| Education | Gettysburg College (Bachelors) Harvard University (MD) |
| Known for | Oncogene Virus |
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| Fields | Virology |
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John Michael Bishop (February 22, 1936 – March 20, 2026) was an American immunologist and microbiologist. He shared the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Harold Varmus and was co-winner of 1984 Alfred P. Sloan Prize.[1] He worked at the University of California, San Francisco.[2][3]
Bishop was best known for his Nobel-winning work on retroviral oncogenes. Working with Varmus in the 1980s, he discovered the first human oncogene, c-Src.
Their findings showed how malignant tumors are formed from changes to the normal genes of a cell. These changes can be produced by viruses, by radiation, or by exposure to some chemicals.[3]
He was elected a foreign member of the Academia Europaea in 2002.[4]
Bishop died from pneumonia in San Francisco, California on March 20, 2026, at the age of 90.[5]
References
- ↑ NCI visuals online: image details Archived 2017-09-20 at the Wayback Machine. Visualsonline.cancer.gov. Retrieved on 2013-11-24.
- ↑ "Autobiography on UCSF Website". Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- 1 2 Nobel Prize press release
- ↑ "J. Michael Bishop". Academia Europaea. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019.
- ↑ "J. Michael Bishop, Nobel Prize Winner for Cancer Research, Dies at 90". The New York Times. 22 March 2026. Retrieved 22 March 2026.