Michael Houghton
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Michael Houghton | |
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| Born | 1949 (age 76–77) |
| Alma mater | University of East Anglia (BSc) King's College London (PhD) |
| Known for | Hepatitis C Hepatitis D |
| Awards | Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award (1992) Robert Koch Prize (1993) William Beaumont Prize (1994) Lasker Award (2000) Gairdner Foundation International Award (2013 – declined) Nobel Prize for Medicine (2020) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Microbiology Virology |
| Institutions | University of Alberta Chiron Corporation |
| Thesis | RNA Polymerases and Transcription in the Chicken Oviduct (1977) |
| Website | Official website |
Michael Houghton (born 1949) is a British scientist. He co-discovered Hepatitis C in 1989.[1] He also co-discovered the Hepatitis D genome in 1986.[2]
He is the co-recipient of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine along with Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice.[3]
References
- ↑ Isolation of a cDNA clone derived from a blood-borne non-A, non-B viral hepatitis genome. Science 244 (4902) (April 1989). p. 359–62. doi:10.1126/science.2523562.
- ↑ Wang, KS. Structure, sequence and expression of the hepatitis delta (delta) viral genome. Nature 323 (6088) (9 October 1986). p. 508–14. doi:10.1038/323508a0.
- ↑ Press release: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 5 October 2020.