Tim Hunt(1943)
MedicineSir Richard Timothy Hunt 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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Major Awards
202
Publications
23,224
Citations
76
h-index
148
i10-index
115
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Career History
Principal scientist
Cancer Research UK
London, GB
Education
University of Cambridge
Ph.D.
Department of Biochemistry
1968
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
PN
Paul Nurse
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2001)
LH
Leland H. Hartwell
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2001)
LH
Lee Hartwell
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2001)
BV
Bert Vogelstein
Gairdner International Award (1992)
RW
Robert Weinberg
Gairdner International Award (1992)
RP
Richard Peto
Gairdner International Award (1992)
YM
Yoshio Masui
Gairdner International Award (1992)
Education
Dragon School
Clare College
Magdalen College School
Doctoral Advisors
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Top Publications
Pain and Suffering: The Agony of Not Knowing
Molecular Frontiers Journal20250 citations
Books
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
Huda Zoghbi
Horwitz Prize (2022)
David Julius
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2021)
Ardem Patapoutian
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2021)
William G. Kaelin Jr.
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2019)
Peter J. Ratcliffe
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2019)
Gregg L. Semenza
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2019)
James P. Allison
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2018)
Tasuku Honjo
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2018)
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