Francoise Barre-Sinoussi

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2008
Nobel co-recipients: Harald zur Hausen, Luc Montagnier

Award: "for their discovery of human immunodeficiency virus."

Nobel Prize Cash & Philanthropy

Francoise Barre-Sinoussi shared one half of the Nobel Prize money with Luc Montagnier. She was awarded 2.5 million Swedish crowns [$600,000]. She planned to use the money on HIV research.