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Robin Warren
The pathologist who helped establish that Helicobacter pylori bacteria cause many stomach ulcers.
Bacterial culture · Published evidence
- Born
- 11 June 1937
- Birthplace
- Australia
- Died
- 23 July 2024
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Robin Warren
Robin Warren noticed bacteria in stomach biopsies when the stomach was widely considered too acidic for them. His collaboration with Barry Marshall changed both understanding and treatment of ulcer disease.
Early life
Adelaide
Grew up in South Australia; his mother was a nurse.
Medical training
Studied medicine at the University of Adelaide.
Career
- 1967
Perth pathology
Began the long Royal Perth Hospital phase of his career.
- 1979
Biopsy observations
Noticed curved bacteria associated with inflamed stomach tissue.
- 1981
Collaboration
Began working with Barry Marshall.
- Late 1990s
Retirement
Retired after decades in pathology at Royal Perth Hospital.
Contributions
Bacterial culture
The collaboration succeeded in growing the organism.
Published evidence
Reported its association with gastritis and ulcers.
Nobel Prize
Shared the medicine prize with Marshall.
Beyond medicine
Family
His wife Winifred was a psychiatrist; they had five children.
Retirement
Retired after her death in 1997.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Nobel Prize — biography and research ↗Photo: A friend of Akshay Sharma. CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
