The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine announced! Hepatitis C virus discoverer wins

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine announced!

The winner is The 2020 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice "for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus."

The Physiology or Medicine Prize is jointly awarded to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton, and Charles M. Rice for "the discovery of hepatitis C virus." Rice).

They made a decisive contribution to the fight against blood-borne hepatitis. Hematogenous hepatitis is a major global health problem that can cause cirrhosis and liver cancer in people all over the world.

Harvey J. Alter's research on the methods of blood transfusion-related hepatitis showed that an unknown virus is a common cause of chronic hepatitis.

Michael Houghton used an untested strategy to isolate a new viral genome called hepatitis C virus.

Charles M. Rice provided final evidence that the hepatitis C virus alone can cause hepatitis.

The hepatitis C virus can now be cured, which is unprecedented. The discoveries of the 2020 medical award winners revealed the cause of the remaining cases of chronic hepatitis, making blood tests and new drugs possible, saving millions of lives.

Attachment: Winners in the past 5 years

In 2019, American oncologist William George Kelling, British medical scientist Peter John Ratcliffe, and American medical scientist Greg Leonard Semenza, with their revolutionary discovery of cells in molecules The basic principle of sensing oxygen on a horizontal level.

In 2018, American immunologist James Allison and Japanese biologist Shusuke Moto won the Nobel Prize for their contributions to the discovery of negative immunomodulatory therapy for cancer.

In 2017, three American scientists, Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael Young, received awards for their achievements in studying the molecular mechanisms of the biological clock.

In 2016, Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi won the award for his achievements in the study of the mechanism of autophagy.

In 2015, Chinese female pharmacist Tu Youyou, Irish scientist William Campbell and Japanese scientist Tomo Omura received awards for their achievements in the treatment of parasitic diseases.2020/10