Discovery of Hepatitis C Virus: 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Abstract

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly to Harvey J. Alter of the National Institute of Health (NTH), Michael Houghton of the University of Alberta and, Charles M. Rice of Rockefeller University. The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institute has awarded them the Nobel Prize for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus (HCV).