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Leland H. Hartwell

American biologist

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Leland Harrison "Lee" Hartwell is an American former president and director of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington. He shared the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Paul Nurse and Tim Hunt, for their discoveries of protein molecules that control the division (duplication) of cells.

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Born
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Place of birth
Los Angeles wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
geneticist, biologist, university teacher, biochemist wd
Education
California Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Glendale High School (California), Herbert Hoover High School wd
Social media
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Awards wd

  • Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1998)
  • Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2001)
  • Canada Gairdner International Award (1992)
  • Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize (1995)
  • Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. Prize (1991)
  • Massry Prize (2000)
  • Rosenstiel Award (1992)
  • Leopold Griffuel Prize (2000)
  • Genetics Society of America Medal (1994)
  • Komen Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction (1998)
  • Keith R. Porter Lecture (1995)
  • Dickson Prize in Science (1996)
  • Mendel Medal (2001)

Questions

When was Leland H. Hartwell born?
Leland H. Hartwell was born on 30 October 1939 in Los Angeles.
Where did Leland H. Hartwell study?
Leland H. Hartwell was educated at California Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Glendale High School (California), Herbert Hoover High School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Leland H. Hartwell · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q295869 · CC0 1.0

Last updated · facts checked 6 November 2026

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