The cell cycle and beyond: an interview with Paul Nurse. Interview by Jim Smith

Dis Model Mech. 2009 Mar-Apr;2(3-4):113-5. doi: 10.1242/dmm.002592.

Abstract

Sir Paul Nurse is a recipient of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work on one of the key regulators of the cell cycle, CDK (cyclin-dependent kinase). In this interview with Jim Smith, he discusses his choice of model organism, scientific leadership and the early influences on his career.

Publication types

  • Historical Article
  • Interview

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biomedical Research / history
  • Biomedical Research / trends*
  • Cell Cycle / physiology*
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • History, 20th Century
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Models, Biological
  • Nobel Prize
  • Schizosaccharomyces / physiology
  • United Kingdom
  • United States