Stefania Jabłońska

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Stefania Jabłońska

Stefania Jabłońska with Alfred Marchionini



Birth nameSzela Ginzburg
Birth date1920-09-07
Birth placeWarsaw, Poland
Died8 May 2017(2017-05-08) (aged 96)
Place of deathWarsaw, Poland
NationalityPolish
Known for
Seminal contributions to medicine
Awards1985   Robert Koch Prize


Stefania Jabłońska (born Szela Ginzburg; 7 September 1920 – 8 May 2017) was a Polish physician and professor, specializing in dermatology. She worked at the Medical University of Warsaw.

In 1972, she theorized the association of human papilloma viruses with skin cancer in epidermodysplasia verruciformis.[1] In 1978, Jabłońska and Gerard Orth at the Pasteur Institute discovered HPV-5 in skin cancer.[2] Jabłońska was awarded the 1985 Robert Koch Prize.[3]

She was a recipient of the National Order of Merit and the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.[4]

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  1. Zmarła prof. Stefania Jabłońska, wybitny dermatolog i stypendystka WHO Full text, Polsat News, 9 May 2017,
  2. , Human papillomaviruses, World Health Organization, International Agency for Research on Cancer, 2007, ISBN 978-92-832-1290-4,
  3. Holders of the Robert Koch Prize since 1960 Full text, , Robert Koch Foundation,
  4. Prof Dr Stefania Jabłońska profile Full text, , AcademiaNet,


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