Tim Hunt

Tim Hunt is a British biochemist and chemist born on February 19, 1943, in Neston, United Kingdom. He holds citizenship in the United Kingdom. Hunt pursued his education at Clare College, Cambridge, where he was a doctoral student under Asher Korner. He also attended Dragon School and Magdalen College School, Oxford.

In his career, Tim Hunt focused on the academic discipline of cell cycle, and he is known for his work in cell cycle regulation. His notable doctoral students include Hugh Pelham and Jonathon Pines. Hunt's father, Richard William Hunt, also played a role in shaping his life.

Hunt has received multiple awards for his work, including the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, and has been awarded the Royal Medal, Knight Bachelor, EMBO Member, and FRSE.