Mike Bishop at his 90th birthday party surrounded by former trainees. Feb 23rd, 2026, Larkspur, CA

Devastated to learn of the passing of the great cancer pioneer J. Michael Bishop.

Mentor and friend, it was only a few weeks ago we celebrated his 90th birthday.

He taught us that the seeds of cancer lie within us and spent his career combating cancer. 🧪

@ucsfcancer.bsky.social

‼️For our final invited speaker interview, we talked with the amazing Titia Sixma about her work on the role of ubiquitin in DNA regulation, and some #AusUb2025 highlights. Thank you to everyone who came, it was an amazing conference and a great chance to see the breadth of global ubiquitin research!

Continuing on with our TPD-themed day at #AusUb2025, we just had amazing talks on ‘the Frontiers of Innovation in TPD’ from Eric Fischer, Fleur Ferguson, Johannes Yeh, Man Pan, and Mikihiko Naito.
#ubiquitin #TPD #targetedproteindegradation