Richard Hynes

Richard Hynes
FRS
Born
Richard Olding Hynes[1]

(1944-11-29) 29 November 1944 (age 79)[3]
Nairobi, Kenya Colony[2]
CitizenshipAmerican
British[2]
EducationUniversity of Cambridge (BA, MA)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD)
Known forCell adhesion research
Discovery of fibronectin
AwardsCanada Gairdner International Award
E.B. Wilson Medal
Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
Scientific career
FieldsCell biology
InstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Broad Institute
ThesisRegulation of gene expression during early cleavage in sea urchin embryos (1971)
Doctoral advisorPaul R. Gross
Doctoral studentsDenisa Wagner

Richard Olding Hynes FRS (born 29 November 1944) is a British biologist, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator,[4] and the Daniel K. Ludwig Professor for Cancer Research at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).[5] His research focuses on cell adhesion and the interactions between cells and the extracellular matrix, with a particular interest in understanding molecular mechanisms of cancer metastasis.[5] He is well known as a co-discoverer of fibronectin molecules, a discovery that has been listed by Thomson Scientific ScienceWatch as a Nobel Prize candidate.[6]

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  2. ^ a b "IOM elects Hynes". Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 25 October 1995. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Hynes, Prof. Richard Olding". Who's Who 2023. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Richard O. Hynes, PhD". Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Richard O. Hynes". The Koch Institute. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  6. ^ Cowin, Pamela (2013). "Leaders in Cell Adhesion: An Interview with Richard Hynes, Pioneer of Cell–Matrix Interactions". Cell Communication & Adhesion. 20 (6): 139–146. doi:10.3109/15419061.2013.857662. PMID 24274118.