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Patrick Moore | |
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 Moore in 2017 | |
| Born | October 21, 1956 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Westminster College Stanford University University of Utah University of California, Berkeley |
| Known for | Discovery of the human cancer viruses KSHV and MCV |
| Spouse | Yuan Chang |
| Awards | Meyenburg Prize (1997) Robert Koch Prize (1998) Charles S. Mott Prize (2003) Passano Award (2017) Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (2017) Clarivate Citation Laureates (2017) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cancer, Microbiology, Epidemiology |
| Institutions | UPMC Hillman Cancer Center University of Pittsburgh |
Patrick S. Moore (born October 21, 1956) is an American virologist and epidemiologist who co-discovered together with his wife, Yuan Chang, two different human viruses causing the AIDS-related cancer Kaposi's sarcoma and the skin cancer Merkel cell carcinoma. Moore and Chang have discovered two of the seven known human viruses causing cancer. The couple met while in medical school together and were married in 1989 while they pursued fellowships at different universities.