Patrick S. Moore, MD, MPH is an American Cancer Society (ACS) and Distinguished Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh. He is the former Cancer Virology Program Leader for the University of Pittsburgh Hillman Cancer Center and holds the Pittsburgh Foundation Chair in Innovative Cancer Research. Dr. Moore is recognized for his role, together with his wife Dr. Yuan Chang, in discovering and characterizing Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV or HHV8) and Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV), the two most recently recognized human cancer viruses. Their laboratory maintains an active focus on basic and translational research in tumor virology. Dr. Moore received the Paul Ehlich Prize, the Passano Award, the GMCRF Mott Prize, the Robert Koch Prize, the Meyenburg Cancer Research Prize, CDC Langmuir Award, 2017 Clarivate Laureate and other professional awards.  He is an elected member of the US National Academy of Science, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Association of Physicians, the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the American Academy of Microbiology.  He graduated from Westminster College in Salt Lake City, UT, received medical and graduate degrees from the University of Utah, Stanford University and University California, Berkeley and trained at the Centers for Disease Control as an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) officer. In addition to his research on tumor viruses, he has worked on international meningococcal meningitis epidemics, arbovirus outbreaks and on refugee crisis health issues.