Barry J. Marshall

Barry J. Marshall

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2005

“for their discovery of the bacterium <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease”

Barry J. Marshall is an Australian physician and medical researcher. He discovered the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2005 and was affiliated with the NHMRC Helicobacter pylori Research Laboratory at QEII Medical Centre.

Field
Medicine · Gastroenterology
Lifespan
1951–