Harald zur Hausen | |
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 zur Hausen in 2010 | |
| Born | 11 March 1936 |
| Died | 29 May 2023 (aged 87) Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| Known for | Discovery that HPV can cause cervical cancer |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Virology |
| Institutions | German Cancer Research Center University of Heidelberg |
Harald zur Hausen NAS EASA APS (German pronunciation: [ˈhaʁalt tsuːɐ̯ ˈhaʊzn̩] ; 11 March 1936 – 29 May 2023) was a German virologist. He carried out research on cervical cancer and discovered the role of papilloma viruses in cervical cancer, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2008. He was chairman of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) in Heidelberg.