Luc Montagnier

  • Luc Montagnier and his research partner [[Françoise Barré-Sinoussi]] shared the 2008 Nobel Prize for Medicine with Harald zur Hausen. Barré-Sinoussi and Montagnier discovered HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS.International Herald Tribune: ... Nobel Prize in Medicine(October 6, 2008)
  • 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 1980sNew Scientist: AIDS and cervical cancer discoveries scoop Nobel prize (October 6, 2008)

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