Harald zur Hausen#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 854 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 1990 |
| Main Country of Residence: | GERMANY |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.dkfz.de/en/zurhausen/index.html |
Harald zur Hausen passed away May 28, 2023.
Positions Held
- 2003 Professor emeritus
- 1983 - 2003 Chairman of the Management Board and Scientific Director of the Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (German Cancer Research Center), Heidelberg
- 1977 - 1983 Chairman and Professor at Institut für Virologie at Zentrum für Hygiene at University of Freiburg
- 1972 - 1977 Chairman and Professor at Institut für Klinische Virologie at University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
- 1969 - 1972 Senior Scientist at Institut für Virologie at University of Würzburg, Germany
- 1966 - 1969 Research Fellow at Division of Virology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- 1962 - 1965 Research Fellow at Institut für Hygiene und Mikrobiologie at University of Düsseldorf
- 1960 Graduation in Medicine and M.D. University of Düsseldorf
Fields of Scholarship
- Virology
- Papilloma virus
Honours and Awards
- 2010 Member of American Association for Cancer Research
- 2008 Nobel Prize for Medicine
- 2008 Gairdner Foundation International Award
- 2008 Honorary Member of European Academy of Sciences and Arts
- 2006 William B. Coley Award for Distinguished Research in Basic and Tumor Immunology
- 2006 German Cancer Aid Award
- 2005 Member of Deutsche Dermatologische Gesellschaft
- 2004 Great Cross of Merit
- 2002 San Marino Prize for Medicine
- 2000 Virchow Medal from the University of Würzburg
- 1994 Paul-Ehrlich-und-Ludwig-Darmstaedter-Preis
- 1986 Charles S. Mott Prize
- 1975 Robert Koch Prize
