J. Michael Bishop, Nobel Prize Winner for Cancer Research, Dies at 90
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- Dr. J. Michael Bishop, Nobel Prize-winning scientist and former chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), died at age 90 from pneumonia.
- Bishop shared the Nobel Prize for discovering cancer-causing genes and served as UCSF’s eighth chancellor, overseeing significant institutional expansion.
- He joined UCSF’s faculty in 1968 and was one of only two Nobel laureates to serve as chancellor within the University of California system.
- Known for his intellect and broad knowledge beyond science, Bishop was praised by colleagues for his wit and incorporation of literature and humor in his talks.
- Bishop’s early academic excellence was evident from his rural Pennsylvania school days through his acceptance to two Ivy League
