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Our Nobel Laureates

Nobel Prize medal

The Nobel prize is the highest honor a scientist can receive. The award is made for work that has had a large impact, changing fundamentally our understanding of a biological process. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is honored to have three Nobel laureates on its faculty.

Lee Hartwell

Lee Hartwell
Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine (2001)

"for his discoveries on regulation of the cell cycle"

E. Donnall Thomas

E. Donnall Thomas
Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine (1990)

"for his pioneering work on bone marrow transplantation"

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is a world leader in research to prevent, detect and treat cancer and other life-threatening diseases.