Background
Moss, Bernard was born on July 26, 1937 in New York City. Son of Jack and Goldie (Altman) Moss.
biochemist university professor virologist molecular biologist
Moss, Bernard was born on July 26, 1937 in New York City. Son of Jack and Goldie (Altman) Moss.
Bachelor, New York University, 1957; Doctor of Medicine, New York University, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1967.
He is the Chief of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases Laboratory of Viral Diseases and of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases Genetic Engineering Section. He is well known for his work on poxviruses. Moss received his bachelor"s degree in biology in 1957 from New York University, his Doctor of Medicine He joined National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases in 1966 and became Chief of the Laboratory of Viral Diseases in 1984.
In addition to his National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases position, Moss is an adjunct professor at George Washington University and the University of Maryland.
Dickson Prize for Medical
Invitrogen Eukaryotic Expression Award
ICN International Prize in Virology
Taylor International Prize in Medicine
Moss is best known for research on the poxvirus family. He was one of the discoverers of the cap found in viral mRNAs.
He has also studied virally encoded immune defense proteins, or proteins encoded by the genomes of large deoxyribonucleic acid viruses that reduce the ability of the host"s immune system to respond to viral infection. He coined the term "virokine" to describe a class of these proteins that have high sequence identity to human cytokines.
Most importantly, he developed a technology for exploiting the vaccinia virus as a mechanism for developing novel vaccines.
A vaccine for rabies virus in current clinical use was developed using this technology.
Member advisory committee American Cancer Society, New York City, 1983-1986. Board directors Foundation Advanced Education in Sciences, Bethesda, 1985-1991. Member National Institutes of Health Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome vaccine selection committee, since 1989.
Served as medical director United States Public Health Service, 1966-1998. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Academy Microbiology, American Society Microbiology, American Society Virology (president 1995), National Academy of Sciences, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Toby Frima Lieberman, December 25, 1960. Children: Robert, Jennifer, David.