Harald zur Hausen
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Harald zur Hausen was a German virologist and Nobel laureate renowned for discovering the link between human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and cervical cancer.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Harald zur Hausen canonical | 6 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate
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cancer researcher ⓘ human ⓘ virologist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | medical doctorate ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Gairdner Foundation International Award
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Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize ⓘ Robert Koch Prize ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness (unspecified in public sources) ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1936-03-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2023-05-29 ⓘ |
| discovered |
oncogenic role of HPV16 in cervical cancer
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oncogenic role of HPV18 in cervical cancer ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Bonn
NERFINISHED
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University of Düsseldorf NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | German Cancer Research Center ⓘ |
| familyName | zur Hausen ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cancer research
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oncovirology ⓘ virology ⓘ |
| fullName | Harald zur Hausen self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Harald ⓘ |
| influenced | development of HPV vaccines against cervical cancer ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discovering the causal role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in cervical cancer
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linking specific HPV types to cervical carcinoma ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
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surface form:
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities ⓘ North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory |
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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surface form:
Physiology or Medicine
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| NobelPrizeMotivation | for his discovery of human papillomaviruses causing cervical cancer ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| notableWork | studies demonstrating HPV DNA in cervical cancer biopsies ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Gelsenkirchen ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Heidelberg ⓘ |
| positionHeld | scientific director of the German Cancer Research Center ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
Gardasil
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surface form:
human papillomavirus
virus-induced cancers ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Heidelberg ⓘ |
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