Background
Hunter, Tony Anthony Rex was born on August 23, 1943 in Ashford, Kent, England. Arrived in United States, 1971. Son of Ranulph Rex and Nellie Ruby Elsie Hunter.
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Tony Anthony Rex Hunter
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Bachelor, University Cambridge, England, 1965. Master of Arts, University Cambridge, England, 1966.
Career
Research fellow Christ's College, University Cambridge, 1968-1971, 73-75. Research associate Salk Institute Biological Studies, University California, San Diego, 1971-1973, assistant professor, 1975-1978, associate professor, 1978-1982, professor, since 1982, research professor, American Cancer Society, 1992—2008. Director Salk Institute Cancer Center, since 2008.
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Fellow: American Academy Arts & Sciences, Royal Society Arts, Royal Society London. Member: National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, Institute Medicine, European Molecular Biology Organization (associate).
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Married Philippa Charlotte Marrack, July 19, 1969 (divorced 1974). Married Jennifer Ann Maureen Price, June 8, 1992. Children: Sean Alexander Brocas, James Samuel Alan.
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British
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Recipient Katharine Berkan Judd award, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1992, Gairdner Foundation International award, 1994, Hopkins Memorial award, Gairdner Foundation, 1994, Charles S. Mott prize, General Motors Cancer Research Foundation, 1994, Feodor Lynen medal, 1999, J. Allyn Taylor International prize in medicine, John P. Robarts Research Institute/C.H. Stiller Memorial Foundation, 2000, Keio Medical Science prize, Tokyo, 2001, Sergio Lombroso award for cancer research, Weizmann Institute of Science, 2003, Medal of Honor, American Cancer Society, 2004, Kirk A. Landon prize, American Association Cancer Research, 2004, Prince of Asturias award for science/technical research, 2004, Louisa Gross Horwitz prize, Columbia University, 2004, Wolf Foundation prize in medicine, Israel, 2005, Daniel Nathans Memorial award, Van Andel Institute, 2005, Herbert Taylor award, American Society Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, 2007, Pasarow award in cancer research, Robert J. & Claire Pasarow Foundation, 2006, Clifford prize, Institute Medical Veterinary Science, Adelaide, 2007.Recipient Katharine Berkan Judd award, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1992, Gairdner Foundation International award, 1994, Hopkins Memorial award, Gairdner Foundation, 1994, Charles S. Mott prize, General Motors Cancer Research Foundation, 1994, Feodor Lynen medal, 1999, J. Allyn Taylor International prize in medicine, John P. Robarts Research Institute/C.H. Stiller Memorial Foundation, 2000, Keio Medical Science prize, Tokyo, 2001, Sergio Lombroso award for cancer research, Weizmann Institute of Science, 2003, Medal of Honor, American Cancer Society, 2004, Kirk A. Landon prize, American Association Cancer Research, 2004, Prince of Asturias award for science/technical research, 2004, Louisa Gross Horwitz prize, Columbia University, 2004, Wolf Foundation prize in medicine, Israel, 2005, Daniel Nathans Memorial award, Van Andel Institute, 2005, Herbert Taylor award, American Society Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, 2007, Pasarow award in cancer research, Robert J. & Claire Pasarow Foundation, 2006, Clifford prize, Institute Medical Veterinary Science, Adelaide, 2007.