Michael N. Hall

Michael Nip Hall[1]
Michael N. Hall in 2014
Born (1953-06-12) June 12, 1953 (age 71)[2]
NationalitySwiss
American
EducationUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BS)
Harvard University (PhD)
Known forDiscovery and research of TOR
AwardsBalzan Prize
Sjöberg Prize
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
Szent-Györgyi Prize 
Canada Gairdner International Award
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
Sir Hans Krebs Medal
Marcel Benoist Prize
Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine
Scientific career
FieldsMolecular biology
InstitutionsUniversity of Basel
University of California, San Francisco
Pasteur Institute
ThesisGenetic studies on the regulation of the major outer membrane porin proteins of Escherichia coli K-12 (1981)
Doctoral advisorThomas J. Silhavy

Michael Nip Hall (born 12 June 1953) is an American-Swiss molecular biologist and professor at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Switzerland.[4] He discovered TOR, a protein central for regulating cell growth.

  1. ^ "Debrecen Award for Molecular Medicine 2016". University of Debrecen. Archived from the original on February 24, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "Charles Rodolphe Brupbacher Prize for Cancer Research 2019" (PDF). Charles Rodolphe Brupbacher Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "Michael N. Hall". National Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on February 24, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "CV of Prof. Dr. Michael N. Hall". Biozentrum University of Basel. Retrieved May 15, 2023.