William Hamilton(1730–1803)
BiosciencesWilliam Hamilton is a recipient of the Crafoord Prize in Biosciences (1993) from United Kingdom. They have received 4 major awards in total. Their primary field is Biosciences. They were educated at Westminster School. They have been affiliated with Foreign Office.
United KingdomUniversity of Exeter
4
Major Awards
817
Publications
22,330
Citations
74
h-index
290
i10-index
27.3
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Career History
Professor of Primary care Diagnostics
University of Exeter
Exeter, GB
Research Funding
Policy Research Unit in Cancer Awareness, Screening and Early Diagnosis
NIHR
3. What is the clinical-effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of embedded risk-of-cancer assessment of patients in primary care; the ERICA trial.
Philanthropic award
7. CanTest- Cancer diagnostic testing in primary care: a paradigm shift for cancer diagnosis.
Cancer Research UK
11. Clinical and cost effectiveness of progressive exercise compared to best practice advice, with or without corticosteroid injection, for the treatment of rotator cuff disorders: a 2x2 factorial randomized controlled trial (GRASP).
National Institute for Health Research
Developing a decision support tool to enable precision treatment of type 2 diabetes.
MRC
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
SB
Seymour Benzer
Crafoord Prize in Biosciences (1993)
JH
John Heysham Gibbon
Gairdner International Award (1960)
AR
Arnold Rice Rich
Gairdner International Award (1960)
JH
Joshua Harold Burn
Gairdner International Award (1960)
KF
Karl Friedrich Meyer
Gairdner International Award (1960)
JM
John McMichael
Gairdner International Award (1960)
Education
Westminster School
Positions & Roles
ambassador of the United Kingdom to Naplesmember of the 12th Parliament of Great Britain
Academy Memberships
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Top Publications
Comorbid chronic diseases and cancer diagnosis: disease-specific effects and underlying mechanisms
Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology2019148 citations
The diagnostic performance of CA125 for the detection of ovarian and non-ovarian cancer in primary care: A population-based cohort study
PLOS Medicine2020120 citations
Artificial Intelligence Techniques That May Be Applied to Primary Care Data to Facilitate Earlier Diagnosis of Cancer: Systematic Review
Journal of Medical Internet Research202159 citations
First results from five multidisciplinary diagnostic centre (MDC) projects for non-specific but concerning symptoms, possibly indicative of cancer
British Journal of Cancer202056 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
Frederick Sanger
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1980)
Greg Winter
Copley Medal (2025)
Demis Hassabis
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2024)
Martin Rees
Wolf Prize in Physics (2024)
Huda Zoghbi
Horwitz Prize (2022)
JE
John Ellis
Copley Medal (2019)
MB
Michael Berridge
Copley Medal (2018)
Andrew Z. Fire
Gairdner International Award (2008)
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