Video

The Search for a Hepatitis C Vaccine

University of Alberta scientists close in on a deadly virus
Institution(s)
University of Alberta
Province(s)
Alberta
Topic(s)
Virology
Immunology

Michael Houghton, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Virology at the University of Alberta, discusses the challenges he's faced in seven years of attempting to develop a vaccine against Hepatitis C.  He predicts that in the near future, immunization will help to eradicate the potentially fatal disease, which currently afflicts 100 million people worldwide. 

Related Stories

Michael Houghton posing for a photo.
podcast
Alberta

Michael Houghton’s 30-year quest to cure Hepatitis C

After discovering the Hep C virus in 1989, Houghton is now closing in on a vaccine for the potentially fatal disease

UBC researcher Anna Blakney poses for a photo.
podcast
British Columbia

Vaccination consteRNAtion

Anna Blakney wants to share with the world the power and potential of messenger RNA vaccines. She uses TikTok to post facts and fight fears
Illustration of an explosion of dynamic colourful shapes contained within a silhouette of a person’s profile.
article
British Columbia,Newfoundland and Labrador,Ontario

Canadian research luminaries

The work of the Canada Research Chairholders supported by the John R. Evans Leaders Fund spans all disciplines, from exploring the deep ocean for mineral riches, to the search for an HIV vaccine, to the quest for quantum computing