Sir Paul Nurse

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Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine cell biologist geneticist human

Sir Paul Nurse is a Nobel Prize–winning British geneticist and cell biologist renowned for his discoveries on cell cycle regulation and his leadership of major scientific institutions.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine → cell biologist → geneticist → human →
awardReceived	Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research → Copley Medal → Knight Bachelor → Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine → Order of Merit → Royal Medal →
co-recipientOf	Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2001 →
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom →
dateOfBirth	1949-01-25 →
educatedAt	University of Birmingham → University of East Anglia →
employer	Cancer Research UK → Francis Crick Institute → Imperial Cancer Research Fund → Rockefeller University →
familyName	Nurse →
fieldOfWork	cell biology → cell cycle regulation → genetics →
givenName	Paul →
hasAcademicTitle	Professor →
honorificPrefix	Sir →
knownFor	discoveries concerning the cell cycle → identification of key cell cycle control genes →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOf	European Molecular Biology Organization → Royal Society → US National Academy of Sciences →
nationality	British →
NobelPrizeYear	2001 →
nobleTitle	Knight Bachelor →
notableConcept	cell cycle checkpoints →
notableWork	research on cyclin-dependent kinases in fission yeast →
occupation	scientist → university administrator →
placeOfBirth	Norwich →
positionHeld	Chief Executive of Cancer Research UK → Director of the Francis Crick Institute → President of Rockefeller University → President of the Royal Society →
residence	London →
sexOrGender	male →
sharedNobelPrizeWith	Leland H. Hartwell → Tim Hunt →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering →	founder