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Patrick Moore is a professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and leader of the molecular virology program at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI). Dr. Moore focuses his research on the link between viruses and cancer. Dr. Moore, along with his wife, Yuan Chang, M.D., discovered Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), also called human herpesvirus 8. KSHV causes Kaposi's sarcoma, the most common malignancy occurring in AIDS patients. Prior to this discovery, scientists had worked for 20 years to find an infectious agent associated with Kaposi's sarcoma. Dr. Moore received his medical degree from the University of Utah College of Medicine. Along with Dr. Chang, he has published more than 90 articles and reviews in the medical literature. He currently serves on the editorial board of Virus Research, Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Epstein-Barr Virus Report. He has received numerous awards, including the Meyenburg Foundation Award for Cancer Research, the Robert Koch Prize and the New York City Mayor's Award for Excellence in Science & Technology. | 