Philip Norris is the director of laboratory science at Vitalant Research Institute and VP of research and scientific programs at Vitalant. He is also an adjunct professor of laboratory medicine and clinical professor of medicine at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Norris earned his B.A. and B.S. degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, his M.D. degree from the College of Physician & Surgeons at Columbia University and completed his residency in internal medicine at Duke University Medical Center and fellowship in infectious diseases at the Massachusetts General Hospital. His research focuses on the interface between immunology, transfusion medicine and viral infectious diseases. In addition to leading investigator-initiated grants, he serves as the principal investigator of the REDS-IV-P Center for Transfusion Laboratory Sciences, a large NHLBI-funded contract to improve transfusion medicine safety and efficacy. He also serves as a co-director of the UCSF Center for Research in Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapies.

Current Positions

Director of Laboratory Sciences, Vitalant Research Institute 

Vice President, Research and Scientific Programs, Vitalant 

Adjunct Professor, UCSF Department of Laboratory Medicine 

Clinical Professor, UCSF Department of Medicine

Links

University of California, San Francisco Profile 

Center for Research in Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapies  

Education & Training

B.A., Molecular Biology, University of California, Berkeley 

B.S., Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley 

M.D., College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University 

Intern in Internal Medicine, The Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, Columbia University 

Resident in Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center 

Infectious Disease Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School

Publications

National Library of Medicine Biography 

Google Scholar Profile

University of California San Fransisco Profile