Frederick A. MurphyFrederick A. Murphy, DVM, PhD, is professor emeritus, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, Texas, USA. He holds a BS and DVM from Cornell University and a PhD from the University of California, Davis (UC Davi). Formerly he was dean and distinguished professor, School of Veterinary Medicine, and distinguished professor, School of Medicine, UC Davis. Before that he served as director of the National Center for Infectious Diseases, and before that director of the Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine (formerly Institute of Medicine) of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and is a member of the German National Academy of Sciences (Deutschlands Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina) and the Belgian Royal Academy of Medicine (Académie Royale de Médecine de Belgique). He holds an honorary Doctor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Turku, Finland; an honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Guelph, Canada; an honorary Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the Royal Veterinary College, University of London, United Kingdom; an honorary Doctor of Science from University College Dublin, Ireland; and the Presidential Rank Award of the U.S. Government. His professional interests include the pathogenesis, pathology and epidemiology of highly pathogenic viruses/viral diseases: rabies and the rabies-like viruses, arboviruses, hemorrhagic fever viruses, and other neurotropic viruses. He has been a leader in advancing the concepts of “new and emerging infectious diseases” and “new and emerging zoonoses.” Most recently, he has written a book/eBook on the history of virology: “The Foundations of Virology” at http://www.utmb.edu/virusimages/. Read More Read Less