The shared Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2008 went to the discoveries of two viruses causing severe human diseases. While Dr. Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Dr. Luc Montagnier received the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS, Prof. Harald zur Hausen shared this 2008 Prize for finding the HPV virus that causes cervical cancer, the second most common cancer among women. His research made it possible for the world’s first vaccine against cervical cancer in 2006.
Prof. Harald zur Hausen received numerous national and international awards, including the Robert-Koch-Prize, the Charles S. Mott Prize of the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation, and the Federation of the European Cancer Societies Clinical Research Award, the William B. Coley Award for Distinguished Research in Basic Immunology of the Cancer Research Institute, the Prince Mahidol Award, and the Warren Alpert-Prize of the Harvard University.
Prof. zur Hausen holds seven Honorary Degrees. He is an elected member of various academies, such as the LEOPOLDINA, Academia Europaea, Heidelberg Academy of Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), and the research organizations including EMBO and HUGO.
Prof. Harald zur Hausen is Chairman of the International Advisory Board of NSTDA.
The International Cooperation Division of NSTDA cordially invites you to attend this special lecture by Prof. Harald zur Hausen on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at Auditorium 113, Central Office Building.
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