Patrick S. Moore

Patrick S. Moore is a distinguished microbiology and medical genetics professor, an American Cancer Society research professor, and a Pittsburgh Foundation Endowed Chair in Innovative Cancer Research at the University of Pittsburgh. He previously co-led the Cancer Virology Program.

He and his wife, Yuan Chang (also elected to the Academy in 2024) lead the Chang-Moore Lab Cancer Virology Program. Seven human viruses cause nearly 20% of cancers world-wide. Their lab discovered two of these seven viruses: Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV) and Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV).

The lab has two broad focus areas: first, studying viral oncogenes to understand how they turn a healthy cell into a cancer cell; second, seeking new ways to identify human cancer viruses