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J. Michael Bishop

American immunologist and microbiologist who specialized in cancer research

  • Fame52.9
  • Momentum1.2
  • Wikipedia1.9K
Source-basedStable
Lived 1936–2026, aged 90United States
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  • Wikipedia
    50 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1936–2026
    Aged 90
  • Awards
    10
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-06-19

John Michael Bishop 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.

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52.9
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Momentum1.2
Historical21.9
Source confidence60.0
Completeness70.0
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