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| Luc Antoine Montagnier | |
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Luc Montagnier, 2008
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| Born | 18 August 1932 Chabris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Fields | Virology |
| Institutions |
Pasteur Institute Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
| Known for | Discovery of HIV |
| Notable awards | 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
Luc Antoine Montagnier (born 18 August 1932 in Chabris, Indre, France) 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 (HIV). He currently works as a full time professor at Shanghai Jiaotong University.
In 2009 he published two controversial research studies which, if true, "would be the most significant experiments performed in the past 90 years, demanding re-evaluation of the whole conceptual framework of modern chemistry". Homeopaths claim his research as support for homeopathy, but Montagnier himself says it cannot be extended to homeopathy. Many scientists have greeted it with scorn and harsh criticism.