Harald zur Hausen

Harald zur Hausen is a German researcher who shared the 2008 Nobel Prize for Medicine with Luc Montagnier and Françoise Barré-Sinoussi. Zur Hausen's research identified the human papilloma viruses (HPV) that cause cervical cancer in women.¹

Fast Facts

1. Born: 1936, Germany²
2. Education: MD University of Duesseldorf²
3. Employed: Professor emeritus and former chairman of the German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg²
4. Zur Hausen's discovery led to greater understanding of the mechanisms and history of HPV infection²
5. Zur Hausen received 10 million kronor as his part of the prize money, about $1.4 million¹

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