Bernard N. Fields

Bernard Nathan Fields (March 24, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York – January 31, 1995, West Newton, Massachusetts) was an American microbiologist and virologist. Fields was a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Fields was the Adele Lehman Professor and chairman of the department of microbiology and molecular genetics of Harvard Medical School, and he was the head of division of infectious diseases at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Prior to that, he was on the faculty at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He was the editor-in-chief of the journal Virology. 1974–1979 Irma T. Hirschl Scholar Award 1974 Twelfth Annual Redway Medal (with Cedric Raine) 1974–1975 Career Scientist, Health Research Council of New York 1982 Solomon A. Berson Alumni Achievement Award, New York University School of Medicine 1982 Wellcome Lecturer, American Society of Microbiology 1983 Lippard Lecturer, Columbia University 1984 Thayer Lecturer, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 1987 Dyer Lecturer, National Institutes of Health 1987–1995 Merit Award, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 1989 Niels Dungal Memorial Lecturer, University of Iceland, Reykjavik 1991 Dudley Wright Lecturer, Arolla, Switzerland 1992 Alumni Achievement Award, Brandeis University

Career Fields received his A.B. degree at Brandeis University. He received his M.D. degree in 1962 from New York University School of Medicine.

1965–1966 medical virologist, virology section – National Communicable Disease Center, Atlanta, Georgia 1966–1967 assistant chief, arbovirus infectious unit – National Communicable Disease Center, Atlanta, Georgia 1967–1968 postdoctoral fellow, department of cell biology – Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1968–1969 associate, departments of medicine and cell biology – Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1969–1971 assistant professor, departments of medicine and cell biology – Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1971–1975 associate professor, departments of medicine and cell biology – Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1975–1994 professor of microbiology and molecular genetics – Harvard Medical School 1981–1994 professor of medicine – Harvard Medical School 1982–1994 chairman, department of microbiology and molecular genetics – Harvard Medical School 1984–1994 Adele H. Lehman Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics – Harvard Medical School 1976–1994 associate editor – Journal of Infectious Diseases 1977–1977 visiting professor – Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.