Harald zur Hausen

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 joint winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize for Medicine, Harald zur Hausen, was recognised for his work on the human papilloma virus (HPV), which can lead to cervical cancer. London-based pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca stands to make money from vaccines against HPV because it owns patents on their ingredients. Bo Angelin, a member of the Nobel Committee, sits on the AstraZeneca board, and Bertil Friedholm, representative of the Nobel Committee at the Karolinska Institutet, reportedly held consulting contracts with the company in 2006. AstraZeneca also recently begun sponsoring the Nobel website and pro-motional subsidiary, the Times reports. Read more... Read Full Story
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Posted by ' onclick="show_hide_user_links(document.getElementById('userlinks-0'));"> god 49 minutes ago ( http://www.huffingtonpost.com ) View profile The integrity of the Nobel prize was called into question last night after it emerged that a member of the jury also sat on the board of a pharmaceuticals giant that benefited from the award of this year's prize for medicine. Prosecutors were studying whether AstraZeneca, the London-based multi-national pharmaceutical company, could have exerted undue influence on the award. Add this link to...   Bury Tags   Tags : Add to:                  |   Bookmarks    Read Full Story
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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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