Harald zur Hausen

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Who is Harald zur Hausen?

Harald zur Hausen is a German virologist and professor emeritus. He has done research on cancer of the cervix, where he discovered the role of papilloma viruses, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2008.

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Born
Mar 11, 1936
Gelsenkirchen
Also known as
  • Хаузен, Харальд цур
  • 哈拉尔德·楚尔·豪森
Ethnicity
  • Germans
Nationality
  • Germany
Profession
Education
  • Doctor of Medicine, University of Dusseldorf Medical School
    ( - 1960)
Employment
  • Editor in Chief, International Journal of Cancer
  • Heidelberg University
    (1983 - 2003)
  • University of Freiburg
    (1977 - )
  • University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
    (1972 - 1977)
  • University of Würzburg
    (1969 - 1972)
  • Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Lived in
  • Philadelphia

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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