Paul Nurse
Nobel prize winning British biochemist · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Born 1949 · age 77
Sir Paul Maxime Nurse is an English geneticist, President of the Royal Society and former Chief Executive and Director of the Francis Crick Institute.
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2022Companion of HonourAward2013Albert Einstein World Award of ScienceAwardHonorary DoctorateAward2006Fellow of the Academy of Medical SciencesAward2003Harveian OrationAward2002Knight of the Legion of HonourAward1999Knight BachelorAward1998Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical ResearchAward1996Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and BiophysicsAward1995Royal MedalAward1992Louis-Jeantet Prize for MedicineAward1991Feldberg Foundation PrizeAwardPortland Press Excellence in Science AwardAward1987EMBO MembershipAward1949Born25 January 1949
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He was awarded the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along with Leland Hartwell and Tim Hunt, for their discoveries of protein molecules that control the division of cells in the cell cycle.
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Born 1949 · age 77
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