I was born in 1943 at Neston in the Wirral, not far from Liverpool where my father, Richard William Hunt was a lecturer in paleography, the study of mediaeval manuscripts. Tim Hunt bearfatherhunt Change image and share on social
It's terribly important that you can criticise people's ideas without criticising them, and if they burst into tears, it means that you tend to hold back from getting at the absolute truth. Tim Hunt absolutebackburst Change image and share on social
My education started with Latin taught at home by a governess, I can't imagine why, and for some reason I attended the Infants Department of the Oxford High School for Girls before moving to the Dragon School at the dangerous age of 8 or so. Tim Hunt ageattenddangerous share on social
In 1968, I left Cambridge and went to work in New York with Irving M. London, who was then the chairman of the Department of Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Tim Hunt albertcambridgechairman Change image and share on social
My introduction to cell cycle control was provided by a clear, scholarly and beautiful seminar given by John Gerhart one afternoon in the summer of 1979. Tim Hunt afternoonbeautifulcell Change image and share on social
I am interested in how cells know what they are and how they should behave in their proper place in the body. Tim Hunt behavebodycell Change image and share on social
The idea was to study fertilization in as many different phyla and organisms as possible, using the simplest possible equipment and a microscope. Biochemical approaches were not much in vogue, and running gels impossible at first. Tim Hunt approachbiochemicalequipment share on social
In the fall of 1961, I went up to Clare College Cambridge to read Natural Sciences, with the intention of becoming a biochemist in the end. Tim Hunt biochemistcambridgeclare Change image and share on social
Education and research is national, not E.U., business. Tim Hunt businesseducationnational Change image and share on social
