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Charles M. Rice
Maurice R. and Corinne P. Greenberg Professor in Virology and Head of the Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease at The Rockefeller University
Charles M. Rice, PhD, is a Nobel Prize–winning virologist whose discoveries have reshaped the global response to viral disease. His research revealed how hepatitis C virus replicates and led to the development of curative antiviral therapies now used worldwide. Rice’s lab continues to investigate how viruses such as hepatitis C and B, dengue, Zika, yellow fever, and coronaviruses interact with the immune system, developing innovative cell culture systems, animal models, and genetic screens to uncover host factors that shape infection. His work exemplifies how fundamental discovery drives public good, informing vaccines, treatments, and global health strategies.