Barry Marshall
Australian physician (born 1951)
Biography
Barry James Marshall (born 30 September 1951) is an Australian physician, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, Professor of Clinical Microbiology and Co-Director of the Marshall Centre at the University of Western Australia. Marshall and Robin Warren showed that the bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) plays a major role in causing many peptic ulcers, challenging decades of medical doctrine holding that ulcers were caused primarily by stress, spicy foods, and too much acid. This discovery has allowed for a breakthrough in understanding a causative link between Helicobacter pylori infection and stomach cancer.
He is a prominent example, in the tradition of John Scott Haldane, JBS Haldane and, much later, Jonas Salk, of testing a medical hypothesis by self-administration.
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Career highlights
Employers / organisations
- Royal Perth Hospital
- University of Virginia
- Pennsylvania State University
- University of Western Australia
Awards & honours (19)
- Fellow of the Royal Society
- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- Benjamin Franklin Medal
- Canada Gairdner International Award
- Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize
- Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Medicine
- Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award
- Keio Medical Science Prize
- Florey Medal
- Buchanan Medal
- Centenary Medal
- Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences
- Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
- honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture
- Prince Mahidol Award
- Companion of the Order of Australia
- Warren Alpert Foundation Prize
- John Scott Award
Quick answers about Barry Marshall
- How old is Barry Marshall?
- Barry Marshall is 75 years old (born September 30, 1951).
- When is Barry Marshall's birthday?
- Barry Marshall was born on September 30, 1951.
- Where was Barry Marshall born?
- Barry Marshall was born in Kalgoorlie.
- What is Barry Marshall's zodiac sign?
- Barry Marshall's zodiac sign is Libra.
- What is Barry Marshall's nationality?
- Barry Marshall is a citizen of Australia.
- What does Barry Marshall do?
- Barry Marshall is known as physician, professor, microbiologist, autobiographer.
