Paul Nurse

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Paul Nurse is a British geneticist and cell biologist, Nobel Prize laureate, and former president of the Royal Society known for his pioneering work on cell cycle regulation.


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instanceOf Fellow of the Royal Society
Nobel laureate
cell biologist
geneticist
human
academicDegree Bachelor of Science
Doctor of Philosophy
awardReceived Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
Copley Medal
Knight Bachelor
Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Order of Merit
Royal Medal
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1949-01-25
doctoralAdvisor Murdoch Mitchison
educatedAt Imperial College London
University of Birmingham NERFINISHED
University of East Anglia NERFINISHED
employer Cancer Research UK
Francis Crick Institute
Imperial Cancer Research Fund
Rockefeller University
University of Oxford NERFINISHED
familyName Nurse
fieldOfWork cell biology
genetics
molecular biology
givenName Paul
knownFor discovery of key cell cycle control genes
research on cell cycle regulation
work on cyclin-dependent kinases
memberOf European Molecular Biology Organization
Royal Society
US National Academy of Sciences
name Paul Nurse
nationality British
notableWork elucidation of eukaryotic cell cycle control mechanisms
identification of cdc2 gene in fission yeast
placeOfBirth England
Norfolk
Norwich
positionHeld Chief Executive of Cancer Research UK
Director of the Francis Crick Institute
President of Rockefeller University
President of the Royal Society
sexOrGender male

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University of Bristol
hasNotableAlumni
Nurse
hasNotableBearer
Paul Nurse
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