Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine — for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus.
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Harvey J. Alter
Harvey James Alter is an American medical researcher, virologist, physician and Nobel Prize laureate, who is best known for his work that led to the discovery of the hepatitis C virus. Alter is the former chief of the infectious disease section and the associate director for research of the Department of Transfusion Medicine at the Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center in the National Institutes o…
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science · American medical researcher · virologist · university teacher · physician · internist · hematologist · transfusiologist · infectious disease physician · Specialist in microbiology, virology and infection epidemiology · also Harvey J. Alter, Harvey James Alter, Harvey Alter, Harvey J Alter, H. J. Alter, H J Alter
Born 12 September 1935 · Q5677307
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2020· 2 entries
Awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2020).
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2013· 1 entry
Awarded Canada Gairdner International Award (2013).
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2005· 1 entry
Received the American College of Physicians Award for Outstanding Work in Science as Related to Medicine, and the First International Prize of Inserm (the French equivalent of NIH)
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2004· 1 entry
Awarded Prix International de l’INSERM (2004).
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2002· 1 entry
Received The International Society of Blood Transfusion Presidential Award
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2000· 1 entry
Awarded Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award (2000).
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1999· 1 entry
Awarded James Blundell Prize (1999).
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1992· 1 entry
Awarded Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award (1992).
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1988· 2 entries
For which he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2020 along with Michael Houghton and Charles M
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The new hepatitis virus was confirmed by Alter's group by verifying its presence in their stored panel of NANBH specimens
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1977· 1 entry
Won Public Health Service Distinguished Service Medal (1977).
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1964· 1 entry
Alter co-discovered the Australia antigen with Baruch Blumberg
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1960· 1 entry
Alter obtained a medical degree from University of Rochester and began a residency at Strong Memorial
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1935· 1 entry
Born 1935-09-12.
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