Leland Hartwell

Faculty facts

First name

Leland

Last name

Hartwell

Academic title and academic unit

Professor Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Rob Walton College of Global Futures

Web Directory link

https://search.asu.edu/profile/1474639

Award details

Distinguished memberships and honors

National Science Foundation Early Career Development Program 2009

Highly prestigious awards

Nobel Foundation Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2001

American Society for Microbiology Eli Lilly and Company-Elanco Research Award 1973

National Academy of Sciences Member 1987

American Academy of Arts and Sciences Academy Fellow 1998

Faculty spotlight

Spotlight title

National Academy of Sciences member Nobel laureate

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Bio summary

Leland Hartwell won the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for insights into the genes that control cell growth and division.

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Leland Hartwell writing on whiteboard in a classroom with students.

Bio

Leland Hartwell won the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He discovered the genes that control cell division; genes that turned out to be the universal machinery for cell growth in organisms from fungi to frogs to humans. Hartwell's discoveries led him and other scientists to explore ways to stop abnormal cells from dividing; work that could lead to new and better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer. Hartwell is a faculty member in the School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering and a chief scientist in the Biodesign Institute’s Center for Sustainable Health. He also leads the HoneyBee program at ASU, overseeing a series of clinical trials using wearable devices. He came to ASU from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, where he served as president and director. Hartwell is a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He received his BS from the California Institute of Technology and PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.