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Paul Nurse
Nobel laureate who discovered how cyclin-dependent kinases control cell division, and founding director of the Crick.
Paul Nurse shared the 2001 Nobel Prize for discovering key regulators of the cell cycle, the biology behind CDK4/6 inhibitors. He has led the Francis Crick Institute since its foundation.
Role
Director, Francis Crick Institute; Nobel laureate
Institution
Specialisms
Cell cycleCyclin-dependent kinasesInstitute leadership
Profiles
| Title | Journal | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Genetic control of cell size at cell division in yeast | Nature | 1975 |