Francoise Barre-Sinoussi
Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and her research partner Luc Montagnier shared the 2008 Nobel Prize for Medicine with Harald zur Hausen. Barré-Sinoussi and Montagnier discovered the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), that causes AIDS.1
Fast Facts
- Born: 1974, France2
- Education: PhD in virology, Institut Pasteur2
- Employed: Professor and director, Regulation of Retroviral Infections Unit, Virology Department, Insitut Pasteur, Paris1 2
- She is only the 7th woman to win a Nobel Prize1
- Their research led to the current understanding of HIV/AIDS and its antiretroviral treatment2
- She received 2.5 million kronor (about $350,000)1
Controversy
The award for HIV discovery mentions the contributions of Robert Gallo of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, but does not award him the prize, declaring Barre-Sinoussi and Montagnier the co-discoverers. The three have been locked in an ongoing battle over who discovered the virus since the 1980s3
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Harald zur Hausen | Luc Montagnier | HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus | AIDS - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome | HIV Destroying Enzyme | AIDS South Africa | AIDS in Africa | AIDS Vaccine | Nobel Prize | Nobel Prize for Literature
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