Michael A. Epstein
| Sir Michael Anthony Epstein | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 May 1921 |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Virology |
| Known for | Epstein-Barr virus |
| Awards | Royal Medal (1992) |
Sir Michael Anthony Epstein, CBE, FRS, FMedSci (born 18 May 1921) is a British pathologist and academic. He is one of the discoverers of the Epstein-Barr virus.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Epstein was educated at St. Paul's School (London) in London, Trinity College, Cambridge and Middlesex Hospital Medical School. Epstein was Professor of Pathology, 1968-85 (now Professor Emeritus), and Head of Department, 1968-82 at the University of Bristol. In 1979 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London and was its Vice-President from 1986 to 1991. He was awarded its Royal Medal in 1992. He was awarded the CBE in 1985 and knighted in 1991. Epstein was a Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford from 1986 until 2001, and has been an Honorary Fellow since 2001. He became a founding Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 1998. In 2006, Epstein was awarded a D.Sc. from Bristol. He is a Distinguished Supporter of the British Humanist Association.[citation needed]
Epstein was the first person to propose that Burkitt's Lymphoma was a cancer caused by a virus. Upon hearing a lecture given by D.P. Burkitt in 1961 about this newly described cancer, Epstein changed his research focus from cancer causing viruses in chickens to searching for a viral origin of Burkitt's Lymphoma.[9] After more than two years of working with tumour cells from Burkitt's patients and subsequently working to isolate a virus from them, the Epstein-Barr virus was finally discovered in February of 1964.[10]
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External links
Epstein-Barr virus, Sir Anthony Epstein FRS
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