Robin Warren
Australian pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate
Born
June 11th, 1937
88 years ago
Died
July 23rd, 2024
1 years ago — 87 years old
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
Australia
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Identified Helicobacter pylori as a cause of peptic ulcers
Awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2005
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