Bruce Harold Lipton is an American writer and lecturer known for his work in bridging science and spirituality. As a cell biologist, he has contributed to the field of new biology. Lipton received a B.A. in biology from the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University in 1966. He earned his Ph.D. in developmental biology from Virginia in 1971. Lipton has expressed opposition to vaccinations, including a discredited association between vaccines and autism.