Person Hynes; Richard Olding (1944-2026); biologist Hynes Richard Olding biologist 1944-2026 American Male Nairobi, Kenya, Africa 29 November 1944 19441129 06 January 2026 20261129

Biologist Cancer cells Cell biology Biochemistry Biology Education: School in Liverpool; Cambridge University, BA 1966; MA 1970; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD 1971 Career: Faculty member in the biology department at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (1973); promoted to full Professor (1983); head of the biology department (1989-1991); director of the MIT Center for Cancer Research (1991-2001); Daniel K. Ludwig Professor for Cancer Research and affiliated with the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research (1999); associate member of the Broad Institute (2004); member of the Board of Governors of the Wellcome Trust (2007); served on the Life Sciences jury for the Infosys Prize (2012); Daniel K Ludwig Professor for Cancer Research Emeritus, David H Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2026). Memberships: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, Guggenheim Fellowship 1982 American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow 1987 American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fellow 1987 Howard Hughes Medical Institute, HHMI Investigator 1988 National Academy of Medicine, Member 1995 National Academy of Sciences, Member 1996 President, American Society for Cell Biology 2000 Inaugural American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) Fellow 2016 Awards/Medals: Gairdner Foundation International Award 1997 E.B. Wilson Medal, American Society for Cell Biology 2007 Robert and Claire Pasarow Medical Research Award – Cardiovascular 2008 Earl Benditt Award, North American Vascular Biology Organization 2010 Distinguished Investigator Award, International Society for Matrix Biology 2012 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Academy, Fellow 2014 Paget-Ewing Award, Metastasis Research Society 2018 Conducted seminal work on the role of cell adhesion in normal and pathological processes, starting with the discovery of the extracellular matrix (ECM) protein, fibronectin, in 1973. Subsequently, he investigated its connection via integrin transmembrane receptors to the actin cytoskeleton and identified and analysed many of the key proteins involved in cell adhesion. Investigated the network of proteins surrounding cells to understand its roles in the spread of cancer throughout the body. In particular, his team has shown the essential role of cell - ECM and cell - cell interactions in promoting metastatic spread of cancer cells, which is responsible for 90% of cancer deaths. Fellow 16/03/1989 44 MIT Biology, Richard O. Hynes, [URL: https://biology.mit.edu/profile/richard-o-hynes/; last accessed: 02/02/2026] American Association for Cancer Research, Richard O. Hynes PhD (1944-2026), [URL: https://www.aacr.org/professionals/membership/aacr-academy/fellows/richard-o-hynes-phd/; last accessed: 02/02/2026] Wikipedia, Richard Hynes: [URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hynes; last accessed: 02/02/2026] International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 RCN 12988 RCN 12452 29 Nov 1944 - NA228 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 02/02/2026 RS_NET\VidaM Yes 138494c2-bc70-478b-b45d-a264bb807173