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Harald zur Hausen NAS EASA APS ( German pronunciation: [ˈhaʁalt tsuːɐ̯ ˈhaʊzn̩] ⓘ; 11 March 1936 – 29 May 2023) was a German virologist. He carried out research on cervical cancer and discovered the role of papilloma viruses in cervical cancer, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2008.
Jul 21, 2023 · German virologist Harald zur Hausen proved that human papillomaviruses (HPVs) can cause cervical cancer.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2008 was divided, one half awarded to Harald zur Hausen "for his discovery of human papilloma viruses causing cervical cancer", the other half jointly to Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier "for their discovery of human immunodeficiency virus"
Jun 9, 2023 · Dr. Harald zur Hausen, a German virologist who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2008 for his discovery that the seemingly benign human papillomavirus, known for causing warts, also caused...
May 24, 2024 · Harald zur Hausen (born March 11, 1936, Gelsenkirchen, Germany—died May 28, 2023, Heidelberg, Germany) was a German virologist who was a corecipient, with Franƈoise Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier, of the 2008 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 28, 2023 · Harald zur Hausen discovered that human papilloma viruses cause cervical cancer and developed a vaccine against it. He was born in Germany in 1936 and died in 2023.
May 29, 2023 · The German Cancer Research Center mourns the death of Harald zur Hausen. The Nobel Laureate in Medicine and longtime Chairman of the DKFZ Board of Directors died last Monday, May 29, at the age of 87.
