Tony Hunter, PhD

American Cancer Society Professor

Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory

Renato Dulbecco Chair

Tony Hunter
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New study targets Achilles’ heel of pancreatic cancer, with promising results

LA JOLLA—Advanced pancreatic cancer is often symptomless, leading to late diagnosis only after metastases have spread throughout the body. Additionally, tumor cells are encased in a “protective shield,” a microenvironment conferring resistance to many cancer treatment drugs. Now, Salk Institute researchers, along with an international team of collaborators, have uncovered the role of a signaling protein that may be the Achilles’ heel of pancreatic cancer. Read more »


Education

BA, First Class Honors, University of Cambridge, England
PhD, University of Cambridge, England
Postdoctoral Fellow, The Salk Institute and University of Cambridge


Awards & Honors

  • AACR Lifetime Achievement Award in Cancer Research, 2022
  • National Cancer Institute Outstanding Investigator, 2019
  • Tang Prize for Biopharmaceutical Science, 2018
  • Pezcoller-AACR International Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Cancer Research, 2018
  • Sjöberg Prize for Cancer Research, 2017
  • BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award, Biomedicine, 2015
  • Royal Society, Royal Medal Award, 2014
  • American Association for Cancer Research Fellow, 2013
  • Clifford Prize for Cancer Research, 2007
  • Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Award for Cancer Research, 2006
  • Daniel Nathans Memorial Award, 2006
  • American Philosophical Society Member, 2006
  • Wolf Prize in Medicine, 2005
  • Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, 2004
  • Prince of Asturias Award for Scientific and Technical Research, 2004
  • Kirk A. Landon-AACR Prize for Basic Cancer Research, 2004
  • American Cancer Society Medal of Honor, 2004
  • National Academy of Medicine, 2004
  • City of Medicine Award, 2003
  • Sergio Lombroso Award in Cancer Research, 2003
  • Keio Medical Science Prize, 2001
  • J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine, 2000
  • Gairdner Foundation International Award, 1994
  • General Motors Cancer Research Foundation Prize, 1994
  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow, 1992
  • Royal Society of London Fellow, 1987
  • American Cancer Society Research Professor
  • United States National Academy of Sciences Member