Richard O. Hynes
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Daniel K. Ludwig Professor for Cancer Research, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, USA
Dr. Hynes has received numerous awards including the Gairdner International Award, the Pasarow Award and the E.B. Wilson medal award, which is the highest award given by the American Society for Cell Biology in recognition of his research on extracellular matrix, integrins and cell adhesion. He served as President of the American Society for Cell Biology, chaired the NAS committees that established Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research and is currently a Governor of the Wellcome Trust, UK.