Helicobacter Pioneers

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Firsthand Accounts from the Scientists who Discovered Helicobacters 1892 - 1982

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Helicobacter Pioneers offers a unique collection of firsthand accounts from the pioneering researchers behind the discovery of Helicobacter pylori. Tracing nearly a century of scientific exploration, this book reveals the human stories and challenges that shaped this groundbreaking finding in gastroenterology and microbiology.
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Ideal for readers fascinated by the history of medical science, gastroenterology, microbiology, and scientific discovery processes.

Barry J. Marshall and J. Robin Warren have been awarded The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2005 "for their discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease". More information about The Nobel Prize can be found by visiting: http://nobelprize. org/medicine/laureates/2005/.

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Providing background and the human touch of a discovery process taking almost a century, Helicobacter Pioneers is a collection of accounts from pioneering researchers of Helicobacter pylori, who had firsthand knowledge of the pioneer.

A remarkable work with original accounts that will never date, this book will inspire readers interested in gastroenterology, microbiology, or in any facet of medical or scientific history.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780867930351

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 June 2005

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Contributors:

Edited by Barry Marshall
Edited by Barry Marshall

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 181.0mm

Height: 256.0mm

Weight: 425g

Pages: 244

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About the Author

Barry J. Marshall – Curriculum Vitae
Barry J. Marshall, born September 30, 1951, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia

Academic Education and Appointments
1968-74 M.B., B.S., Univ. of Western Australia
1977-84 Registrar, Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital
1985-86 NHMRC Research Fellow, Gastroenterology, Royal Perth Hospital
1986-94 Research Fellow and Professor of Medicine, Univ. of Virginia
1996 Professor of Research in Internal Medicine, Univ. of Virginia
1997 Clinical Professor of Medicine, Univ. of Western Australia
1999 Clinical Professor of Microbiology, Univ. of Western Australia
2003 NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow, Univ. of Western Australia

Selected Honours and Awards
1994 Warren Alpert Prize (shared with J.R. Warren)
1995 Australian Medical Association Award (shared with J.R. Warren)
1995 Albert Lasker Award
1996 Gairdner Award
1997 Paul Ehrlich Prize (shared with J.R. Warren)
1998 DR AH Heineken Prize for Medicine, Amsterdam
1998 Florey Medal, Canberra
1998 Buchanan Medal, Royal Society
1999 Benjamin Franklin Medal for Life Sciences, Philadelphia
2002 Keio Medical Science Prize
2003 Australian Centenary Meda
2005 The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (shared with J.R. Warren)