Luc Montagnier-Jasmine Massey-

*81 yearsOld

*Virologist(studies viruses and viruslike agents)

* Born August 18th, 1932, in Chabris , France

* When he was 5 years old, he

was hit by a car and was badly

injured. He spent two days in a coma and had several

visible scars.

Early Life

* At the age of 7, he and his family had to leave their home in 1940 because of the German invasion.

*During that time, his father was very sick, and his grandpa died from cancer. That affected Luc tremendously and was one of the reasons why he decided to study cancers and such.

Early life

*In high school, he became very curious in science.

*He set up a chemistry lab in the cellar of his house, where he experimented for fun.

Early Life

*Went to the University of Paris

*Studied Medicine and Biological Sciences

*At age 23, became assistant at the University

College Years

University of Paris

*In 1983 he led the first team to find the cause of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) which was the cause of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Francoise Barre-Sinoussi was on the research team.

*Received over 34 honors and awards

Achievments

*HIV

*Co-recipient of the 2008 Nobel prize for Physiology and Medicine. The other recipients were Francoise Barre-Sinsoussi and Harrald zur Haussen.

Achievements

*On the left is Luc Montagnier, middle- Francoisse Barre-Sinoussi, right- Harrald zur Haussen

Nobelprize.orgMontagnier.orgBritannica.org

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