Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Person
|
| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:The_University_of_Alberta
The Li Ka Shing Applied Virology Institute |
| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:University_of_Alberta
|
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine
|
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1949-10-16
|
| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Edmonton,_Alberta,_Canada
|
| gptkbp:children |
Not publicly disclosed
|
| gptkbp:collaborations |
gptkb:Charles_Rice
Harvey Alter |
| gptkbp:contribution |
Development_of_blood_tests_for_Hepatitis_C
Vaccine_development_for_Hepatitis_C |
| gptkbp:fellowship |
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Canada |
| gptkbp:field |
Virology
|
| gptkbp:honorificPrefix |
Honorary_Doctorate_from_University_of_Alberta
Honorary_Doctorate_from_University_of_Calgary |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Dr. Michael Houghton
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:David_Baltimore
gptkb:Howard_Temin |
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Hepatitis_C_Foundation
Public health advocacy Global health initiatives Educational outreach programs Scientific advisory boards Collaboration with pharmaceutical companies Mentorship programs for young scientists Research funding organizations International conferences on virology Public speaking engagements on hepatitis research World_Health_Organization_initiatives |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
HCV research
Discovery_of_Hepatitis_C_virus |
| gptkbp:nationality |
Canadian
|
| gptkbp:publications |
Numerous scientific papers
Research on viral hepatitis Hepatitis C virus discovery papers Research on blood-borne viruses |
| gptkbp:researchContribution |
Viral pathogenesis
Viral immunology Viral diagnostics Molecular biology of viruses |
| gptkbp:researchFocus |
Hepatitis viruses
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
Not publicly disclosed
|
| gptkbp:work |
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:University_of_Alberta |