Global Laureate · Cell biology

Tony Hyman

Selected awards

Career recognition

  1. 2023

    Breakthrough Prize · Life Sciences

    For discovering how proteins and RNA organize into liquid droplets inside cells without surrounding membranes.

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  1. Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and GeneticsEMBL

    Effective Mar 2026

    Cell biologist Tony Hyman began as EMBL Director General on March 31, 2026. His continuing listed role at MPI-CBG in Dresden requires clarification.

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