Harald zur Hausen
Harald zur Hausen (born March 11, 1936) is a German medical scientist. In the course of his cervical cancer research, he discovered the role of the human papilloma virus in forming the cancer. For this discovery he was awarded the 2008... [more]
Harald zur Hausen (born March 11, 1936) is a German medical scientist. In the course of his cervical cancer research, he discovered the role of the human papilloma virus in forming the cancer. For this discovery he was awarded the 2008 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.
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The German cancer researcher was awarded the 2008 Nobel Prize in Medicine for showing that DNA from the human papillomavirus could be found in cervical cancer tumours. His research helped pave the way for the HPV vaccine. When you are not in the lab ...
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_ 2008: Harald zur Hausen and Francoise Barre-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier for discoveries of human papilloma viruses causing cervical cancer and the discovery of human immunodeficiency virus. _ 2007: Mario R. Capecchi and Oliver Smithies of the ...
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