Frank Horsfall

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]

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

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. "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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