Harald zur Hausen was awarded Nobel Prize 2008 in Physiology/Medicine "for his discovery of human papilloma viruses causing cervical cancer."
Nationality Germany
Institution German Cancer Research Centre Heidelberg
Award 2008
Discipline Physiology/Medicine
Co-recipients Luc Montagnier, Françoise Barré-Sinoussi
MotivationAwarded with Nobel Prize 2008 in Physiology/Medicine "for his discovery of human papilloma viruses causing cervical cancer."
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