Co-founder of hepatitis C virus research.
He discovered the hepatitis C virus and developed models to study it.
His work transformed virology and treatment of liver disease.
In 1952, he was born in the USA.
In 1978, he earned his PhD from Washington University in St. Louis.
In 1989, he began pioneering research on hepatitis C virus.
Hepatitis C virus research, studying the virus that causes chronic liver disease.
It helps develop antiviral drugs and vaccines.
It supports global efforts to eliminate hepatitis C infections.
In 2020, he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
His discoveries reshaped virology and public health.
He currently leads research on viral infections and liver disease at Rockefeller University.
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