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Harald zur Hausen
Discovering the role of human papillomaviruses in cervical cancer.
HPV16 and HPV18 · Infections Causing Human Cancer
- Born
- 11 March 1936
- Birthplace
- Gelsenkirchen
- Died
- 29 May 2023
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Harald zur Hausen
Harald zur Hausen was a German virologist awarded the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Early life
Education
Studied medicine in Bonn, Hamburg and Düsseldorf, completing his medical degree in 1960.
Career
- 1960s
Virus research
Worked in Düsseldorf and Philadelphia.
- 1977
Freiburg
Became head of virology and hygiene.
- 1983–2003
Cancer research centre
Led the German Cancer Research Center.
- 2008
Nobel Prize
Received recognition for the HPV–cervical cancer discovery.
Contributions
HPV16 and HPV18
His group identified major cancer-associated papillomaviruses.
Infections Causing Human Cancer
Published a book on infection and cancer.
Beyond research
Family
Had three sons and later married researcher Ethel-Michele de Villiers.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Additional biographical source ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
Photo: Kuebi = Armin Kuebelbeck. CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.