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|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Person
person |
| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Li_Ka_Shing_Institute_of_Virology
gptkb:University_of_Alberta gptkb:University_of_Florida gptkb:National_Institute_of_Health |
| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:University_of_Alberta
|
| gptkbp:awardedBy |
gptkb:Canada_Gairdner_International_Award
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine gptkb:Order_of_Canada gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire gptkb:Lasker_Award_for_Clinical_Medical_Research gptkb:Robert_Koch_Prize gptkb:Gairdner_Wightman_Award Koch_Prize_for_his_work_on_hepatitis_C |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Lasker_Award_for_Basic_Medical_Research
gptkb:Canada_Gairdner_International_Award gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine gptkb:Order_of_Canada gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire Royal_Society_Fellow |
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1949-09-29
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| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Edmonton,_Alberta,_Canada
|
| gptkbp:children |
2
unknown not publicly disclosed |
| gptkbp:collaboratedWith |
gptkb:Charles_M._Rice
Harvey Alter |
| gptkbp:collaborations |
gptkb:Michael_W._Russell
gptkb:Francois_Barre-Sinoussi gptkb:David_Baltimore gptkb:Robert_H._Miller gptkb:Charles_Rice |
| gptkbp:contribution |
scientific publications
mentorship of young scientists education in virology advocacy for public health policies development of blood tests for hepatitis C advancements in liver disease treatment understanding of viral hepatitis vaccine development for hepatitis C improvements in blood safety |
| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:University_of_Alberta
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| gptkbp:fellowship |
gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences gptkb:Royal_Society gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Canada |
| gptkbp:field |
Virology
molecular biology virology |
| gptkbp:honorificPrefix |
gptkb:University_of_Calgary
gptkb:University_of_Alberta Honorary_Doctorate_from_University_of_Alberta Honorary_Doctorate_from_University_of_Toronto Honorary_Doctorate_from_University_of_Calgary Doctor_of_Science_from_University_of_Alberta |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Dr. Michael A. H. Houghton
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| gptkbp:impact |
public health policy
global health scientific collaboration biomedical research funding |
| gptkbp:influence |
public health policies
global health initiatives research funding for hepatitis C |
| gptkbp:influenced |
scientific community
public health policies global health initiatives medical research funding biomedical ethics discussions hepatology research hepatitis treatment protocols public awareness of hepatitis C |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Robert_Gallo
gptkb:Howard_Temin |
| gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:David_Baltimore
gptkb:Robert_Gallo gptkb:Harold_zur_Hausen gptkb:Harold_Varmus |
| gptkbp:inventor |
HCV diagnostic tests
HCV blood test HCV vaccine candidate HCV research methodologies HCV RNA test HCV advocacy efforts HCV antibody test HCV antiviral drugs HCV awareness campaigns HCV clinical trials HCV diagnostic methods HCV educational programs HCV epidemiology studies HCV pathogenesis studies HCV patient care advancements HCV policy development HCV polymerase inhibitors HCV protease inhibitors HCV public health initiatives HCV research funding initiatives HCV screening assays HCV therapeutic approaches HCV therapeutic vaccines HCV transmission studies HCV treatment protocols HCV vaccine candidates HCV vaccine trials HCV_antiviral_strategies HCV_global_health_strategies |
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Canadian_Institutes_of_Health_Research
gptkb:International_Society_for_Infectious_Diseases gptkb:Alberta_Health_Services gptkb:American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science gptkb:Canadian_Medical_Association gptkb:World_Health_Organization gptkb:University_of_Alberta_Faculty_of_Medicine gptkb:National_Institutes_of_Health gptkb:University_of_Alberta_Department_of_Laboratory_Medicine_and_Pathology gptkb:Global_Virus_Network gptkb:University_of_Alberta_Department_of_Biochemistry gptkb:Canadian_Blood_Services gptkb:Canadian_Society_of_Microbiologists gptkb:University_of_Alberta_Department_of_Medical_Microbiology_and_Immunology gptkb:Hepatitis_C_Foundation gptkb:Hepatitis_C_Research_Consortium gptkb:Canadian_Association_for_the_Study_of_the_Liver Hepatitis C Vaccine Initiative |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Molecular biology
molecular biology biomedical research infectious diseases discovering the hepatitis C virus development of blood tests for hepatitis C discovery of the hepatitis C virus blood screening for hepatitis C discovery of the Hepatitis C virus blood safety advancements Discovery_of_the_Hepatitis_C_virus |
| gptkbp:legacy |
influence on future research
hepatitis C research advancements Nobel_Prize_recognition |
| gptkbp:members |
gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences gptkb:Royal_Society |
| gptkbp:nationality |
Canadian
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:David_Baltimore
gptkb:Kathy_H._Lee gptkb:David_L._Thomas gptkb:Charles_Rice Harvey Alter |
| gptkbp:occupation |
scientist
|
| gptkbp:patentCitation |
therapeutics for hepatitis C
hepatitis C diagnostic tests hepatitis C vaccines |
| gptkbp:previousName |
gptkb:Dr._Michael_A._H._Houghton
Michael_D._Houghton Michael_L._Houghton Michael_Houghton Michael_J._Houghton Michael_D._H._Houghton Dr._Michael_L._Houghton Michael_H._H._Houghton Mr._Michael_R._Houghton |
| gptkbp:publications |
reviews in scientific journals
numerous scientific articles books on virology Hepatitis C Virus: A New Era in Research Hepatitis C Virus: From Discovery to Treatment Hepatitis C: The Virus and the Disease The Discovery of Hepatitis C Virus research papers on hepatitis C Molecular_Biology_of_Hepatitis_C_Virus |
| gptkbp:publishes |
Hepatitis C virus: A new virus in the blood
The discovery of the hepatitis C virus |
| gptkbp:researchAreas |
Immunology
Public health Infectious diseases Molecular genetics clinical research infectious diseases molecular virology infectious disease epidemiology viral pathogenesis viral immunology hepatology clinical virology |
| gptkbp:researchContribution |
understanding of viral replication
HCV vaccine development development of antiviral therapies impact on global health policy advancements in virology understanding of liver diseases Blood screening for HCV HCV diagnostics advancement of vaccine development advancements in molecular diagnostics contribution to public health safety development of hepatitis C vaccines enhancement of patient care standards identification of hepatitis C virus genome impact on transfusion medicine improvement of blood screening methods insights into liver disease |
| gptkbp:researchFocus |
Hepatitis C virus
viral hepatitis Hepatitis viruses hepatitis viruses |
| gptkbp:researchInterest |
gptkb:The_University_of_Alberta
gptkb:Li_Ka_Shing_Institute_of_Virology gptkb:University_of_Alberta gptkb:University_of_Florida gptkb:The_Francis_Crick_Institute |
| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Catherine_Houghton
unknown not publicly disclosed |
| gptkbp:website |
www.michaelhoughton.com
|
| gptkbp:work |
gptkb:University_of_Alberta
gptkb:National_Institute_of_Health Chiron_Corporation |