Harvey J. Alter is an American virologist and physician who is best recognized for discovering and isolating the hepatitis C virus (HCV). In 2020, he was also awarded the Nobel Prize for the same work.

What is the Net Worth of Harvey J. Alter?

Harvey J Alter makes a living as a professor and researcher. Despite his impressive earnings, his actual net worth and salary are unknown. To date, his estimated net worth, indulgences, and residences have remained hidden.

Early Life and Education

Harvey J Alter, full name Harvey James Alter, was born in New York on September 12, 1935. By ethnicity, he is Jewish, and by nationality, he is an American. He is currently 81 years old. The few details concerning his family, their career, and their way of life are kept hidden. Even his siblings’ identities are unknown.

When asked about his influence on science, he stated that his father was interested in science despite not coming from a scientific family. He went on to say that his father preferred to read science books rather than watch television, which had a big influence on him.

Body Features

Like most adults, he is of ordinary height and weight. Furthermore, no precise body measurements are given. His hair had become grey due to his advanced age. He has blue eyes and pale skin.

Professional Career

The District of Columbia has granted Alter a medical license. He is also a fellow of the American College of Physicians and possesses certification from the American Board of Pathology blood banking specialization. From July 1966 to June 1969, he was the director of hematology research at Georgetown University Hospital; from July 1969 to present, he was a senior investigator in the NIH’s Department of Transfusion Medicine and December 1972 to present, he was the chief of the infectious diseases section in the NIH’s Department of Transfusion Medicine; and from January to June, he was the associate director for research in the NIH’s Department of Transfusion Medicine.

Clinical associate professor of medicine at Georgetown University Hospital; Adjunct Professor at Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research in San Antonio, TX; clinical professor of medicine at Georgetown University Hospital; and a faculty position at the National Institutes of Health’s Clinical Research Training Program. In 1969, Alter joined the NIH Clinical Center as a senior investigator.

He is still a chief of the infectious diseases section and associate director of research in the department of transfusion medicine at the National Institutes of Health.

Honors and Awards

Harvey was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal as well as the Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research in the year 2000.
He is a Senior Investigator and Chief of the Infectious Diseases Section Associate Director for Research at the National Institutes of Health’s Department of Transfusion Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland.

Social Media

With his official account, he is not active on social media. Although he did not choose to have an official account, this does not mean he is uninformed of what is going on across the world.

Controversy/Rumors

Being in the field of study, his primary goal was to learn and discover something new every day. Because of his persistent hard work on a specific issue and hectic schedule, he managed to avoid rumors.

Relationship Facts of Harvey J. Alter

• Harvey J. Alter and Davie Dowling are married.
• He is father of Four.
• Harvey J. Alter is not having an affair with anyone presently.
• His sexual orientation is straight.

Trivia

• He is the 13th Laureate from Rochester.
• He wants to write a good novel book namely, ‘As in life, he ran out of time.’

Quick Facts of Harvey J. Alter