Tim Hunt

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tim Hunt
Occupation	Biologist
Date Of Birth	Feb 19, 1943(1943-02-19)
Age	81
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Aquarius

Tim Hunt Biography

Tim Hunt is one of the most popular and richest Biologist who was born on February 19, 1943 in England, United Kingdom. British biochemist awarded an award in the year 2001. Nobel Prize for his discovery of proteins which engineer cell duplication. In 2006, he received the Royal medal and knighted by the Queen.

Hunt, Hunt, Paul Nurse, and Leland H. Hartwell were all involved in the discovery of protein molecules that control cell division, and the three men shared the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Hunt, Hunt, Paul Nurse, and Leland H. Hartwell were all involved in the discovery of protein molecules that control cell division, and the three men shared the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Hunt, Paul Nurse, and Leland H. Hartwell were all involved in the discovery of protein molecules that control cell division, and the three men shared the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine., and Leland Hunt, Hunt, Paul Nurse, and Leland H. Hartwell were all involved in the discovery of protein molecules that control cell division, and the three men shared the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. and Leland. Hartwell All three were involved in the research that led to the discovery of proteins that regulate cell division. In addition, the three men won with each other the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

His father was Kit Rowland and paleography professor Richard William Hunt.

Tim Hunt Net Worth

Tim Hunt is one of the richest Biologist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tim Hunt 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He obtained the Ph.D. in Clare College, Cambridge, writing a dissertation about hemoglobin synthesizing.

He started working for the English Imperial Cancer Research Fund in 1990.

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Who is Tim Hunt Dating?

According to our records, Tim Hunt married to Mary Collins. As of December 1, 2023, Tim Hunt’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Tim Ranked on the list of most popular Biologist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Tim Hunt celebrates birthday on February 19 of every year.

Top Facts about Tim Hunt

1. Tim Hunt is a British biochemist and Nobel laureate.
2. He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2001.
3. Hunt’s research focused on cell division and cancer genetics.
4. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2006.
5. In 2015, he made controversial comments about women in science.
6. As a result, he resigned from his positions at University College London and the Royal Society of London.
7. Hunt has authored over 300 scientific publications.
8. He received his PhD from the University of Cambridge in 1968.
9. Hunt was born on February 19, 1943, in Neston, Cheshire, England.
10. He currently resides in Hertfordshire with his wife Mary Collins, also a scientist.

What did Tim Hunt discover?

Tim Hunt has helped to show how the cell cycle is controlled. Through studies of sea urchins in the beginning of the 1980s, he discovered proteins that are broken down during different phases of the cell cycle and that have important functions in its control.

When did Tim Hunt discover cyclins?

Discovery of cyclins It was at Woods Hole in the Summer of 1982 , using the sea urchin (Arbacia punctulata) egg as his model organism, that he discovered the cyclin molecule. Hunt was a keen cyclist and named the protein based on his observation of the cyclical changes in its levels.

Who discovered cyclins?

It is 25 years since Tim Hunt discovered cyclin, the oscillating protein that drives activation of cyclin-dependent kinases and entry into mitosis (Evans et al., 1983).

What cyclin means?

Definition of cyclin : any of a group of proteins active in controlling the cell cycle and in initiating DNA synthesis.

How was cyclin discovered?

Working with sea urchin eggs as a model organism, in 1982 he discovered a specific protein that increased in amount before cell division but disappeared abruptly when the cells divided. Because of these cyclical variations, he named the protein cyclin.