Frank Horsfall
American microbiologist specializing in pathology
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Frank Lappin Horsfall, Jr. (Seattle, December 14, 1906 – New York City, February 19, 1971) was an American microbiologist specializing in pathology. He worked at the Rockefeller Institute, New York, from 1934 to 1960[1] and in the early 1950s ran the Virology Laboratory there.[2] The Tamm–Horsfall protein was first purified in 1952 during his work with Igor Tamm.[3]
Frank Lappin Horsfall, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 14, 1906 |
| Died | February 19, 1971 (aged 64) |
| Education | University of Washington McGill University |
| Known for | Tamm–Horsfall protein |
| Awards | Eli Lilly and Company-Elanco Research Award (1937) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine |
He was elected in 1948 a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences.[4] He was later elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1956 and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1967.[5][6] He was the president of the American Association of Immunologists for the academic year 1967–1968.[7]
A collection of his papers is held at the National Library of Medicine.[1]
