Three scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize this year for their outstanding contributions to research into hepatitis and the identification of the hepatitis-C virus. Two of them are Americans and one is British. They are the American scientists Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice and the British scientist Michael Houghton.
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institut announced the winners of the Nobel Prize in Medicine at a ceremony in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, on Monday afternoon, Bangladesh time.
This year's Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to three scientists who have made significant contributions to research into the fight against the blood-borne hepatitis virus, the organization said in a press release. The virus is a major global health problem that causes liver cirrhosis and liver cancer worldwide.
It added that Harvey J. Alter, Michael Hufflon and Charles M. Rice led the research in detecting the hepatitis C virus. The discovery of hepatitis A and B viruses was an important step before their study, but most cases of blood-borne hepatitis were unknown. The detection of the hepatitis C virus has revealed the cause of the remaining cases of chronic hepatitis, and blood tests and new drugs have been developed that have saved the lives of millions of people.
This year's Nobel laureates will be paid 1 million kroner, or about লাখ 110,000 more than last year, Lars Hackenste, head of the Nobel Foundation, recently announced. As a result, these three prize-winning scientists will receive the most money in the 124-year history of the Nobel. His three will get 10 million Swedish kronor (11 lakh 18 thousand dollars).
The award will be officially handed over to them on December 10 in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden.
Three scientists from the United States and the United Kingdom also won the Nobel Prize in Medical Sciences in 2019. They are Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe, a professor at the Francis Creek Institute in London, and William G. Kaylin, of Harvard University in the United States; All three are hypoxia researchers. The award is given for unraveling the mystery of how animal cells adapt to the availability of oxygen.
The winners will be announced on Tuesday in Physics, Wednesday in Chemistry and Thursday in Literature. The winners of this year's Nobel Prize in Peace and Economics will be announced on Friday, October 12
