Professor Luc Montagnier, a famous scientist, died on February 8, 2022 in Neuilly. This biologist was a member of the Pasteur Institute, of the CNRS and obtained the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2008, for his work on the discovery of HIV. Who was he and what are his other discoveries? Biography.
Professor Luc Montagnier is died aged 89 Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at the American Hospital in Neuilly, jointly confirm Release and The Parisian, after consulting the death certificate provided by the town hall of Neuilly. Who was this scientist? What had he discovered? Portrait.
Biography: who was Professor Luc Montagnier?
Born August 18, 1932 in Chabris, France, Professor Luc Montagnier was a French biologist and virologistprofessor at the Pasteur Institutewhere he headed the Viral Oncology Unit from 1972 to 2009. His research focused on theinterferon and its role in the genetic expression of viruses. He was also a member of the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), of which he would later become emeritus director of research. He was also a member of the Academy of Sciences and a member of the National Academy of Medicine.
What are his discoveries?
Professor Luc Montagnier obtained the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2008with Pr Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, for their work on the discovery, in 1983human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) responsible for the AIDS syndrome. Under the aegis of Unesco, he directed the World Foundation for AIDS Research and Prevention, which has set up research centers in Africa. Since the end of the 2000s, the scientist has multiplied his speeches and positions, defending several theories, in particular on the memory of water (by Jacques Benveniste) of DNA teleportation and has also taken a stand against vaccination, whose statements have been the subject of much controversy. He is also said to have claimed that the treatment of people with autism could be done through antibiotics. He was also working on new methods for detecting certain infections, including Lyme disease, but also on some chronic diseases like Alzheimer’s disease and arthritis. He also spoke about the Covid virus, believing that Sars-CoV-2 would contain “AIDS virus sequences“. A hypothesis widely criticized by the scientific community.