Dr. Harvey Alter

November 17, 2020 | Deirdre Byrne

Five Things to Know Today, Nov. 17, in Montgomery County

It is Tuesday, Nov. 17, and it is National Transgender Awareness Week. The week aims to raise awareness of the issues faced by the transgender community. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County: 1. Council in Virtual Session: Montgomery County Council meets virtually at 9:30 a.m. The agenda includes recognizing NIH researcher Dr. […]

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October 6, 2020 | Suzanne Pollak

NIH Scientist Wins 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine

Dr. Harvey Alter, a National Institutes of Health intramural researcher, was one of three people to win the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his contributions to the discovery of the hepatitis C virus. Alter, a senior scholar at the NIH Clinical Center’s Department of Transfusion Medicine in Bethesda, shared the prize with […]

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