Bernard Nathan Fields (March 24, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York – January 31, 1995, West Newton, Massachusetts) was an American microbiologist and virologist.
[2][3] Fields was the Adele Lehman Professor and chairman of the department of microbiology and molecular genetics of Harvard Medical School,[1][4] and he was the head of division of infectious diseases at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
Prior to that, he was on the faculty at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
In his obituary, The New York Times said that Fields "is credited with spearheading the current resurgence of research on how viruses cause damage".
[1] The National Academies Press called him "a recognized leader in the field of viral pathogenesis" and said Fields will "be remembered for emphasizing the importance of basic research in the area of clinical medicine and in helping to define molecular parameters that affect disease".