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Harald Zur Hausen. By: Shelby Arbacheski. Childhood. Born March 11, 1936 in Gelsenkirech-Buer, Germany. Experienced World War II as a child His city was bombed All members of his family survived. College Years. Studied medicine at the University of Bonn - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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HARALD ZUR HAUSEN
B Y : S H E L B Y A R B A C H E S K I
Born March 11, 1936 in Gelsenkirech-Buer, Germany
Experienced World War II as a child
His city was bombed
All members of his family survived
Childhood
Studied medicine at the University of Bonn
Attended lectures and courses on biology
Also attended University of Hamburg for one year and Medical Academy in Dusseldorf
Graduated in medicine and finished MD thesis from the Medical Academy at the end of 1960
College Years
Moved to Philadelphia, US, in the end of 1965 on a job offer from Werner and Gertrude Henle at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Started working in 1966
Got married in 1964
Had first son, Jan Dirk, in 1965
Life
In 2003, after 20 years, Harald zur Hausen retired from the scientific directorship of the German Cancer Research Centre
Retirement
Harald zur Hausen received a Nobel Prize in 2008, for Physiology or Medicine
Prize Motivation:
“For his discovery of Human Papilloma Viruses causing Cervical Cancer”
Nobel Prize
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)- any of a number of species that cause warts, particularly plantar warts and genital warts, on the skin and mucous membranes in humans; some are associated with malignancies of the genital tracts
A common virus passed through sex
HPV can cause cervical cancer
Human Papillomavirus
Harald zur Hausen receiving the Nobel Prize from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
Harald zur Hausen delivering his Nobel lecture
www.nobelprize.orgwww.medicaldictionary.thefreedictionary.comwww.cdc.govwww.cancer.govwww.oncohealthcorp.com
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