F. A. Murphy

Frederick A. Murphy is an American virologist. He is internationally known for his work on rabies, encephalitis and hemorrhagic fevers, with more than 250 articles published on the subject. Murphy is best recognized for obtaining the first electron micrograph of an Ebola viral particle while working at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where he served as Chief of Viropathology, near Emory University in Atlanta in 1976. Murphy then served as Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine at University of California, Davis. He is currently a Professor at University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas.[1]

He was one of the editors of the sixth edition of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses's Virus Taxonomy (1995).

References

"Investigator Profile: Interview with Frederick A. Murphy, Ph.D.". Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 8 (1): 117–122. 2008. doi:10.1089/vbz.2007.7891.A. ISSN 1530-3667.

External links

www.africa.upenn.edu
"ID# 10815. Colorized transmission electron microscopic image showing the filamentous and curved morphology of an Ebola virus particle. See PHIL 1181 for a black and white version of this image. Content Provider: CDC/ Frederick A. Murphy". Public Health Image Library (PHIL), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
"TWIV 625: Fred Murphy, virologist for all seasons". YouTube. Vincent Racaniello. June 10, 2020.

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