Luc Montagnier
Academic
1932 –
Who is Luc Montagnier?
Luc Antoine Montagnier is a French virologist and joint recipient with Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Harald zur Hausen of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus. A long-time researcher at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, he currently works as a full-time professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China.
In 2009, Montagnier published two controversial research studies that some homeopaths claimed as support for homeopathy. Although Montagnier disputed any such support, many scientists greeted his claims with scorn and harsh criticism.
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- Born
- Aug 18, 1932
Chabris - Also known as
- Prof. Dr. Luc Montagnier
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Education
- University of Paris
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on July 23, 2013
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