Prof. Dr. Harald zur Hausen

Nationality Germany

Institution German Cancer Research Centre Heidelberg

Award 2008

Discipline Physiology/Medicine

Co-recipients Luc Montagnier, Françoise Barré-Sinoussi

Motivation"for his discovery of human papilloma viruses causing cervical cancer."

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Françoise Barré-Sinoussi Laureates 2008 Luc Montagnier Laureates 2008 Cancer Topics 2014 Viruses Topics 2019 From Science to Practice: Was the Pandemic an Accelerator?
Partner Event hosted by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research; Harald zur Hausen, Johanna Gassler; Moderator: Eva Schernhammer Abstract 2021 Harald zur Hausen
Human Cancers Linked to Infections Abstract 2010 Harald zur Hausen
Specific Infections as Trigger of Random Mutations - Their Role in Human Colon and Breast Cancers Abstract 2018 Harald zur Hausen
Bovine Origin of Infections Linked to Colon and Breast Cancers Abstract 2019