American biologist
1939 — present
Quick Facts
Profession
American biologist
Born
October 30, 1939
Age
~87 years
Name Origin
English
Timeline
biologist, university teacher, biochemist
1939
Born in Los Angeles (1939-10-30)
1991
AwardAlfred P. Sloan, Jr. Prize
1992
AwardCanada Gairdner International Award
1992
AwardRosenstiel Award
1994
AwardGenetics Society of America Medal
1995
AwardLouisa Gross Horwitz Prize
About
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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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 divisio
The name Lee means "unisex given name. Etymology: lē, from hlēo. Cognate with lij, lee.". It is of English origin.
Lee Hartwell was born on October 30, 1939.
Name Meaning
unisex given name. Etymology: lē, from hlēo. Cognate with lij, lee.
The name Lee is of English origin, meaning "unisex given name. Etymology: lē, from hlēo. Cognate with lij, lee.". It is traditionally a unisex name.
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Lee — October 30, 1939
Zodiac & Calendar Signs
Western Zodiac
Scorpio
Passionate, resourceful, brave
Water · Pluto · Oct 23 – Nov 21
Chinese Zodiac
Rabbit
Quiet, elegant, kind
Earth · Yin
Mayan Tzolkin
3 Kan
Seed — abundance, growth, fertility
Celtic Tree
Reed
Deep, complex, keeper of secrets
Ogham: Ngetal · Oct 28 – Nov 24
Would you name your baby Lee?
Guestbook
I quote you in class. The students always lean in.
— a science teacher
We share a planet and a moment in time. That's enough.
— someone far away
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Present
Age ~87