Michael Houghton

Michael Houghton

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020

University of Alberta

“for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus”

Michael Houghton is a virologist. He shared the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice for the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus. He was affiliated with the University of Alberta.

Field
Biology · Virology
Lifespan
1949–