Robin Warren

John Robin Warren AC (born 11 June 1937, in Adelaide) is an Australian pathologist, Nobel Laureate and researcher who is credited with the 1979 re-discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, together with Barry Marshall. The duo proved to the medical community that the bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is the cause of most peptic ulcers.

Robin Warren

Robin Warren in 2009
Born
John Robin Warren

(1937-06-11) 11 June 1937
NationalityAustralian
EducationSt Peter's College, Adelaide
Alma materUniversity of Adelaide
Known forNobel Prize, discovery of Helicobacter pylori
AwardsPaul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (1997)
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2005)
Scientific career
FieldsPathologist
InstitutionsRoyal Perth Hospital
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