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Richard Hynes

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British biologist and molecular biologist (1944-2026)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1944 to 2026 · aged 81
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Richard Olding Hynes was a British biologist, who was a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, and the Daniel K. Ludwig Professor for Cancer Research at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

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2022Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
2014Fellow of the AACR Academy
2012Clarivate Citation Laureates
2007E. B. Wilson Medal
1997Canada Gairdner International Award
Guggenheim Fellowship
Fellow of the Royal Society

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Richard Olding Hynes was a British biologist, who was a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, and the Daniel K. Ludwig Professor for Cancer Research at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His research focused on cell adhesion and the interactions between cells and the extracellular matrix, with a particular interest in understanding molecular mechanisms of cancer metastasis. Hynes is regarded as a co-discoverer of fibronectin molecules, a discovery that has been listed by Thomson Scientific ScienceWatch as a Nobel Prize candidate.

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United States
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Academics
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deceased
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Lived 1944 to 2026 · aged 81
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