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Sir Richard Timothy Hunt, FRS FMedSci FRSE MAE (born 19 February 1943) is a British biochemist and molecular physiologist. He was awarded the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Paul Nurse and Leland H. Hartwell for their discoveries of protein molecules that control the division of cells.
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Apr 25, 2024 · Tim Hunt, British scientist who, with Leland H. Hartwell and Paul M. Nurse, won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 2001 for discovering key regulators of the cell cycle. Learn more about Hunt’s life and career, including information about his research.
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I was born in 1943 at Neston in the Wirral, not far from Liverpool where my father, Richard William Hunt was a lecturer in paleography, the study of mediaeval manuscripts. Richard’s father was a doctor, and there is still a chemist’s shop (i.e. pharmacy) in Winchester that bears the family name. My mother’s father, Harry Rowland was a ...
Jun 14, 2015 · LONDON (AP) — A week ago, Tim Hunt was a well-known Nobel Prize winner who was promoting science education throughout Europe and the world. Today he's widely perceived as a sexist who has been stripped of most of his positions because of inappropriate comments about women in science.
Tim Hunt. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2001. Born: 19 February 1943, Neston, United Kingdom. Affiliation at the time of the award: Imperial Cancer Research Fund, London, United Kingdom. Prize motivation: “for their discoveries of key regulators of the cell cycle” Prize share: 1/3. Work.
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Sep 25, 2015 · Dr. Tim Hunt is renowned for his work on cell cycle regulation for which he won the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine along with Dr. Lee Hartwell and Dr. Paul Nurse. Hunt discovered cyclins, proteins that are crucial for mitosis and other cell cycle transitions.
Tim Hunt. Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2001 for discoveries of key regulators of the cell cycle, shared with Leland Hartwell and Sir Paul Nurse. Department of Biochemistry PhD student (1964-1968, PhD awarded 1968), Postdoctoral Researcher (1971-1976) and Research Group Leader (1977-1990).
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