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Dr. Hunter studies how cells regulate their growth and division, and how mutations in genes that regulate growth lead to cancer. His lab has made significant contributions in the area of signal transduction, how signals that stimulate or rein in growth are routed within a cell. In 1979, Dr. Hunter’s Lab discovered that phosphate can be attached to tyrosine residues in proteins. This seminal discovery opened the door to the study of tyrosine kinases in cell signaling and their role in cancer and other human diseases. Dr. Hunter was elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1998. Dr. Hunter has received numerous government, society and industry awards for his research over the past several years. Dr. Hunter holds bachelor’s and Ph.D. degrees with honors from the University of Cambridge | 