Frank Horsfall

Frank Lappin Horsfall, Jr.
Born(1906-12-14)December 14, 1906
Seattle, Washington
DiedFebruary 19, 1971(1971-02-19) (aged 64)
New York City
Nationality American
Alma materUniversity of Washington
McGill University
Known forTamm–Horsfall protein
AwardsEli Lilly and Company-Elanco Research Award (1937)
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine

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]

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "Frank Lappin Horsfall Papers 1940–1971". National Library of Medicine.
  2. ^ "Obituary: Dr David Tyrrell". The Independent. May 30, 2005. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  3. ^ Tamm I, Horsfall FL (January 1952). "A mucoprotein derived from human urine which reacts with influenza, mumps, and Newcastle disease viruses". J. Exp. Med. 95 (1): 71–97. doi:10.1084/jem.95.1.71. PMC 2212053. PMID 14907962.
  4. ^ "Frank L. Horsfall, Jr". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  6. ^ "Frank Lappin Horsfall". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "Frank Lappin Horsfall, Jr., M.D., C.M." American Association of Immunology.


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