2007-9-21

On Oct.3, 2005, Sweden Karolinska Medical School announced to grant Australian scientists Barry J. Marshall and J.Robin Warren the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2005 for their discovery of pylori helicobacter pylori, a bacterium caused gastritis and gastric ulcer. Owing to their discovery in 1982, the chronic and incorrigible gastric ulcer could be soon cured by simply administering antibiotics and other drugs.
Barry J.Marshall was born in Kalgoorlie City, Western Australia on Sept.30, 1951. He obtained the Postgraduate Degree from Western Australian University during 1968-1974.From 1977 through 1984, he became the Registered Doctor of Royal Perth Hospital, and from 1985 to 1986, he was the Researcher of Gastroenterology of Royal Perth Hospital. Since 1986 he had advanced to Virginia University of USA and engaged in medical research, and ten years later returned to Australia. Now Marshall is working in the Helicobacter Pylori Research Lab in Neadlanz Australia. In 1996, he also became the Internal Medicine Professor of Virginia University. In 1997 he returned to Australia and became the Clinical Medicine Professor of Western Australian University. In 1999 he acted as Clinical Microbiology Professor of Western Australian University and in 2003 he was appointed the Chief Researcher of NHMRC helicobacter pylori Research Lab of Western Australian University.
J. Robin Warren was born in Adelaide city, south of Southern Australia on June 11, 1937. He obtained the Postgraduate Degree in the University of Adelaide of South Australia in 1961 and the same year worked in Elizabeth Queen Hospital in City of Woodinville South Australia. In 1962, he became the Registered Hematology and Clinical Pathology Doctor of the Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science (IMVS) in Adelaide. During 1964-1966, he became the Registered Clinical Pathology Doctor of Royal Melbourne Hospital, and during 1966-1968, he became the Registered Pathology Doctor of this hospital. In 1967 he became the Researcher of Royal College of Pathologists of Australia. From 1968 through 1999, he worked as the Pathologist of Royal Perth Hospital. He firstly observed the helicobacter pylori in 1979, but his discovery wasn't paid attention to by the medical circle. Then Marshall went to assist Warren. Their joint work ultimately confirmed the existence of helicobacter pylori and its role in diseases such as gastritis, gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer.