Microbiologist
J. Michael Bishop
American microbiologist who won the Nobel for cancer genes.
John Michael Bishop was an American immunologist and microbiologist who shared the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Harold E. Varmus. He was a faculty member at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where he also served as chancellor from 1998 to 2009.
- Born
- 1936-02-22, York, USAA Saturday
- Died
- 2026-03-20, San Francisco, USAA Friday, aged 90
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1936-02-22, York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 2°55′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 1°55′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 6°21′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 0°39′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 0°24′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 21°02′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 11°36′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 2°20′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 15°44′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 25°33′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2026-03-20, San Francisco, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 0°10′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 23°02′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 8°29′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aries | 17°48′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 14°19′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 15°14′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 4°08′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 28°18′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aries | 1°46′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 5°00′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment J. Michael Bishop was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.