Herbert C. Morse III, M.D. :::
Herbert C. Morse, III, M.D.
Graduated in 1961
Inducted in 1995
Herbert C. Morse, III, M.D., a 1961 graduate and junior and senior class president, has distinguished himself in the field of immunology. The fifth summa cum laude graduate in the history of Harvard Medical School, he was a Rheumatology Fellow and Attending Physician at the National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism and Digestive Diseases in Bethesda, Maryland. Later he specialized in the study of immune abnormalities. As Laboratory Chief of Immunopathology at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Morse created a small animal model for the study of immune abnormalities that develop in association with retrovirus infections such as HIV. The model is used in more than 20 laboratories in the U.S. and laboratories in Europe, Israel, Japan and Australia. His studies have won him the U.S. Public Health Service Commendation Award and the Outstanding Service Award. He is sought the world over as an authority on immunology and speaks at national and international symposia on AIDS and related diseases. Having published more than 200 papers and edited two books, Morse also does genetic research. A recognized expert in the field of mouse genetics, he serves as a member of the Committee on Standardized Genetic Nomenclature for Mice. His work has earned him membership in the American Association of Immunologists, the American Association of Pathologists and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.