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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Harvey J. Alter canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8804612 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harvey J. Alter Context triple: [Harvey, hasNotableBearer, Harvey J. Alter]
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A.
Harold Varmus
Harold Varmus is a Nobel Prize–winning American cancer researcher and former director of the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute.
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B.
Jacob Varmus
Jacob Varmus is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader known for his work in the New York City jazz scene.
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C.
Karl Gajdusek
Karl Gajdusek is an American screenwriter, producer, and showrunner known for his work on films such as "The King’s Man" and the TV series "Last Resort."
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D.
Christopher Varmus
Christopher Varmus is one of the sons of Nobel Prize–winning American cancer researcher and former NIH director Harold Varmus.
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E.
Harald zur Hausen
Harald zur Hausen was a German virologist and Nobel laureate renowned for discovering the link between human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and cervical cancer.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harvey J. Alter Target entity description: 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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A.
Harold Varmus
Harold Varmus is a Nobel Prize–winning American cancer researcher and former director of the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute.
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B.
Jacob Varmus
Jacob Varmus is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader known for his work in the New York City jazz scene.
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C.
Karl Gajdusek
Karl Gajdusek is an American screenwriter, producer, and showrunner known for his work on films such as "The King’s Man" and the TV series "Last Resort."
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D.
Christopher Varmus
Christopher Varmus is one of the sons of Nobel Prize–winning American cancer researcher and former NIH director Harold Varmus.
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E.
Harald zur Hausen
Harald zur Hausen was a German virologist and Nobel laureate renowned for discovering the link between human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and cervical cancer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
physician ⓘ virologist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Canada Gairdner International Award
ⓘ
linked to:
Gairdner Foundation International Award
Distinguished Service Medal of the U.S. Public Health Service ⓘ Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award ⓘ Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award ⓘ 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
ⓘ
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry ⓘ
linked to:
University of Rochester Medical Center
|
| employer |
National Institutes of Health
ⓘ
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center ⓘ
linked to:
NIH Clinical Center
|
| familyName | Alter ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
hepatology
ⓘ
transfusion medicine ⓘ virology ⓘ |
| givenName | Harvey ⓘ |
| 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
ⓘ
U.S. National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
linked to:
National Academy of Sciences
|
| name | Harvey J. Alter ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Physiology or Medicine ⓘ |
| 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
ⓘ
Michael Houghton ⓘ |
| workLocation | Bethesda, Maryland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harvey J. Alter 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.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.