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J. Michael Bishop
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American immunologist and microbiologist who specialized in cancer research
OverviewAI-generated
J. Michael Bishop was a male American individual recognized as an engineer and producer. Born on February 22, 1936, he died on March 20, 2026. His professional background included work in the United States, where he was associated with the fields of engineering and production.
Bishop is listed as an author with two recorded works, including *Harvey Lectures* and *How to Win the Nobel Prize*. He received one Nobel Prize, specifically in the field of Medicine. His contributions were acknowledged in collections associated with the Royal Society, the American Academy Arts Sciences, and the Nobel Laureates.
Synthesized by Vinony from 22 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Nobel Prize, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Harvey Lectures
- How to Win the Nobel Prize
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1951-06-14
- Active to
- 2021-03-29
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 1
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/J.+Michael+Bishop">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Moderated estimation of fold change and dispersion for RNA-seq data with DESeq2
· 2014 · cited 88,540x
- Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles
· 2005 · cited 48,841x
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 44,835x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 43,600x
- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 39,556x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- 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
via Wikipedia infobox
Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1989
“for their discovery of the cellular origin of retroviral oncogenes”
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Michael
- Family name
- Bishop
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- York
- Place of death
- San Francisco
- Occupation
- microbiologist
- Educated at
- Gettysburg College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- virology
- Image
- Nci-vol-8172-300 j michael bishop.jpg
- Residence
- United States
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- Commons category
- J. Michael Bishop
- member of
- Royal Society
- date of birth
- 1936-02-22
- sexual orientation
- heterosexuality
- interested in
- immunology
- date of death
- 2026-03-20
- name in native language
- John Michael Bishop
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- pneumonia
Sources (11)
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Early life and education
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