Michael Houghton (scientist)
| Michael Houghton | |
|---|---|
| Fields |
Microbiology Virology |
| Institutions |
University of Alberta Chiron Corporation |
| Alma mater |
University of East Anglia (BSc) King's College London (PhD) |
| Thesis | RNA Polymerases and Transcription in the Chicken Oviduct (1977) |
| Notable awards |
Robert Koch Prize 1993 Lasker Award 2000 Gairdner Foundation International Award 2013 (declined) |
| Website | |
| www.mmi.med.ualberta.ca/staff_students/michael_houghton.php | |
Professor Michael Houghton is a British scientist, who along with Qui-Lim Choo, George Kuo and Daniel W Bradley, co-discovered Hepatitis C in 1989. He is currently Professor of Medical Microbiology & Immunology at the University of Alberta.[1]
After graduating with a degree in Biological Sciences from the University of East Anglia in 1972 and a PhD in Biochemistry from King's College London in 1977, Houghton joined G. D. Searle & Company before moving to Chiron Corporation in 1982.[2] It was at Chiron that Houghton together with colleagues Qui-Lim Choo and George Kuo, and D.W. Bradley from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention first discovered Hepatitis C. He was awarded the Robert Koch Prize in 1993, and the Lasker Award in 2000.
In 2013 he become the first person to decline the $100,000 Gairdner Foundation International Award stating "I felt that it would be unfair of me to accept this award without the inclusion of two colleagues, Dr. Qui-Lim Choo and Dr. George Kuo".[3][4]
References
- ↑ "MMI Faculty - Michael Houghton, PhD". Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ↑ Liver Cirrhosis and Its Development - Google Books. books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
- ↑ "World-renowned virologist named recipient of Gairdner Award". March 22, 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ↑ Boesveld, Sarah (Sarah Boesveld). "Edmonton scientist turns down $100,000 ‘baby Nobel’ because it shut out colleagues". Retrieved 13 January 2014.