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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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Tim Hunt (born February 19, 1943, Neston, Cheshire, England) 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.
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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).
Jun 10, 2015 · Scientists should work in gender-segregated labs, according to a Nobel laureate, who said the trouble with “girls” is that they cause men to fall in love with them and cry when criticised.
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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.
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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.
Jul 25, 2008 · Tim Hunt's classic experiment set in motion a series of discoveries that would explain the fundamental mechanism determining cell division and would garner Tim—together with Lee Hartwell and Paul Nurse—the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
