Harvey J. Alter

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Harvey J. Alter is an American physician and virologist best known for his Nobel Prize–winning work in the discovery of the hepatitis C virus and advances in blood safety.

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Harvey J. Alter canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
physician
virologist
awardReceived Canada Gairdner International Award NERFINISHED
Distinguished Service Medal of the U.S. Public Health Service NERFINISHED
Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award NERFINISHED
Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award NERFINISHED
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
contributedTo development of screening tests for hepatitis C virus in blood supply
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1935-09-12
educatedAt University of Rochester NERFINISHED
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry NERFINISHED
employer National Institutes of Health NERFINISHED
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center NERFINISHED
familyName Alter NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork hepatology
transfusion medicine
virology
givenName Harvey NERFINISHED
helpedReduce risk of transfusion-associated hepatitis C
knownFor discovery of hepatitis C virus
identification of non-A, non-B hepatitis
improving blood safety
research on transfusion-associated hepatitis
memberOf American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases NERFINISHED
U.S. National Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED
name Harvey J. Alter NERFINISHED
nationality American
NobelPrizeCategory Physiology or Medicine NERFINISHED
NobelPrizeMotivation discovery of hepatitis C virus
NobelPrizeYear 2020
notableWork prospective studies of blood donors and recipients
studies demonstrating high incidence of post-transfusion hepatitis
occupation medical scientist
physician
virologist
placeOfBirth New York City
researchFocus blood-borne pathogens
viral hepatitis
residence United States of America
sexOrGender male
sharedNobelPrizeWith Charles M. Rice NERFINISHED
Michael Houghton NERFINISHED
workLocation Bethesda, Maryland NERFINISHED

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Description of subject: Harvey J. Alter is an American physician and virologist best known for his Nobel Prize–winning work in the discovery of the hepatitis C virus and advances in blood safety.

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Harvey hasNotableBearer Harvey J. Alter