Robin Warren

John Robin Warren AC (11 June 1937 – 23 July 2024) was an Australian pathologist, Nobel winner and researcher. In 1979, he discovered the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, together with Barry Marshall.

Robin Warren
Robin Warren in 2009
Born	John Robin Warren (1937-06-11)11 June 1937 Adelaide, Australia
Died	23 July 2024(2024-07-23) (aged 87) Perth, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	University of Adelaide
Known for	Nobel Prize, discovery of Helicobacter pylori
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2005)
Scientific career
Fields	Pathologist
Institutions	Royal Perth Hospital

Life and career

He received his MBBS degree from the University of Adelaide, having completed his high school education at St Peter's College, Adelaide. In 1967 he was became a member the Royal College of Pathologists of Australia and became a senior pathologist at the Royal Perth Hospital where he spent most of his career. At the University of Western Australia with Barry J. Marshall, Warren proved that the bacterium is the cause of stomach ulcers.^[1] Warren helped develop an easy diagnostic test (¹⁴C-urea breath-test) for finding H. pylori in ulcer patients.^[2] In 2005, Warren and Marshall were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine.

He married Winifred Theresa Warren and together they had five children. Winifred Warren is a psychiatrist.

An Australian documentary was made in 2006 about Warren and Marshall's road to the Nobel Prize, called "The Winner's Guide to the Nobel Prize". He was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia in 2007.^[3]

Warren died on 23 July 2024 in Perth, Western Australia at the age of 87.^[4][5]

References

1. Warren JR, Marshall BJ. Unidentified curved bacilli in the stomach patients with gastritis and peptic ulceration. Lancet 1984;1(8390):1311–1315. PMID 6145023
2. Surveyor I, Goodwin CS, Mullan BP, Geelhoed E, Warren JR, Murray RN, Waters TE, Sanderson CR. The ¹⁴C-urea breath-test for the detection of gastric Campylobacter pylori infection. Med J Aust. 1989; 151(8):435–439. PMID 2593958.
3. It's an Honour Archived 2012-01-11 at the Wayback Machine – Companion of the Order of Australia
4. Remembering Nobel Laureate Professor Robin Warren AC
5. Farewell to a Giant of Pathology and Medicine

Other websites

• Short bio of Dr. J Robin Warren Archived 2005-12-23 at the Wayback Machine
• The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2005
• Warren Nobel Prize lecture
• Robin Warren's homepage Archived 2007-02-17 at the Wayback Machine