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Robin Warren | |
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Born | John Robin Warren 11 June 1937 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
Died | 23 July 2024 Perth, Western Australia, Australia | (aged 87)
Nationality | Australian |
Education | St Peter's College, Adelaide |
Alma mater | University of Adelaide |
Known for | Discovery of Helicobacter pylori |
Awards | Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (1997) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2005) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Pathologist |
Institutions | Royal Perth Hospital |
John Robin Warren AC (11 June 1937 – 23 July 2024) was an Australian pathologist, Nobel laureate, and researcher who is credited with the 1979 re-discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, together with Barry Marshall.[1] The duo proved to the medical community that the bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)[1] is the cause of most peptic ulcers.[1]