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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nobel laureate
cancer researcher
human
virologist
academicDegree medical doctorate
awardReceived Gairdner Foundation International Award
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
oncogenic role of HPV18 in cervical cancer
educatedAt University of Bonn NERFINISHED
University of Düsseldorf NERFINISHED
University of Hamburg NERFINISHED
employer German Cancer Research Center
familyName zur Hausen
fieldOfWork cancer research
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
linking specific HPV types to cervical carcinoma
languageSpoken English
German
memberOf German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
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
surface form: Physiology or Medicine
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
surface form: human papillomavirus

virus-induced cancers
sexOrGender male
workLocation Heidelberg

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Robert Koch Gold Medal notableRecipient Harald zur Hausen
University of Tübingen hasNotableAlumnus Harald zur Hausen
Robert Koch Prize notableLaureate Harald zur Hausen
Luc Montagnier nobelLaureateWith Harald zur Hausen
Harald zur Hausen fullName Harald zur Hausen self-link
Warren Alpert Foundation Prize hasRecipient Harald zur Hausen