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Richard O. Hynes

Richard O. Hynes

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2025
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Biology and Biochemistry
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2025

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Biology and Biochemistry

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171
Citations
151509
World Ranking
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2017 - David Rall Medal, National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2007 - E.B. Wilson Medal, American Society for Cell Biology
  • 2007 - Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award
  • 1997 - Canada Gairdner International Award
  • 1996 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1995 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1994 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1989 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1987 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1982 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Richard O. Hynes is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has produced significant research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans diverse subfields including Molecular Biology, Oncology, Immunology, Immunology and Allergy, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's research topics include Cell Adhesion Molecules Research, Cancer Cells and Metastasis, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research, Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research, Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ, and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research.

Frequent coauthors in their publications are:

  • John M. Lamar
  • Chenxi Tian
  • Steffen Rickelt
  • Noor Jailkhani
  • David A. Tuveson

Research has often been published in venues such as:

  • Cancer Research
  • Nature Communications
  • Glia
  • UNC Libraries
  • Nature reviews. Cancer

Recent notable papers include:

  • "A framework for advancing our understanding of cancer-associated fibroblasts", 2020, Nature reviews. Cancer
  • "Cancer Cell-Derived Matrisome Proteins Promote Metastasis in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma", 2020, Cancer Research
  • "Proteomic Profiling of the ECM of Xenograft Breast Cancer Metastases in Different Organs Reveals Distinct Metastatic Niches", 2020, Cancer Research
  • "Suppression of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma growth and metastasis by fibrillar collagens produced selectively by tumor cells", 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Maximizing response to intratumoral immunotherapy in mice by tuning local retention", 2022, Nature Communications

Richard O. Hynes has received multiple awards throughout their career, including:

  • David Rall Medal, National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 2017
  • Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award, 2007
  • E.B. Wilson Medal, American Society for Cell Biology, 2007
  • Canada Gairdner International Award, 1997
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1996
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 1995
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1994
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 1989
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1987
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1982

Best Publications

  • Integrins: versatility, modulation, and signaling in cell adhesion.

    Richard O. Hynes

  • Integrins: Bidirectional, Allosteric Signaling Machines

    Richard O. Hynes

  • Integrins: a family of cell surface receptors.

    Richard O. Hynes

  • The Extracellular Matrix: Not Just Pretty Fibrils

    Richard O. Hynes

  • A framework for advancing our understanding of cancer-associated fibroblasts

    Erik Sahai;Igor Astsaturov;Edna Cukierman;David G. DeNardo

  • Complete Replication of Hepatitis C Virus in Cell Culture

    Brett D. Lindenbach;Brett D. Lindenbach;Brett D. Lindenbach;Matthew J. Evans;Matthew J. Evans;Matthew J. Evans;Andrew J. Syder;Andrew J. Syder;Andrew J. Syder;Benno Wölk;Benno Wölk;Benno Wölk

  • Genomic analysis of metastasis reveals an essential role for RhoC

    Edwin A. Clark;Todd R. Golub;Todd R. Golub;Eric S. Lander;Richard O. Hynes;Richard O. Hynes

  • Comparative Genomics of the Eukaryotes

    Gerald M. Rubin;Mark D. Yandell;Jennifer R. Wortman;George L. Gabor

  • Defects in mesoderm, neural tube and vascular development in mouse embryos lacking fibronectin

    Elizabeth L. George;Elisabeth N. Georges-Labouesse;Ramila S. Patel-King;Helen Rayburn

  • Fibronectins: multifunctional modular glycoproteins.

    R O Hynes;K M Yamada

  • Direct Signaling between Platelets and Cancer Cells Induces an Epithelial-Mesenchymal-Like Transition and Promotes Metastasis

    Myriam Labelle;Shahinoor Begum;Richard O. Hynes

  • Thrombospondin-1 Is a Major Activator of TGF-β1 In Vivo

    Susan E Crawford;Susan E Crawford;Veronica Stellmach;Joanne E Murphy-Ullrich;Solange M.F Ribeiro

  • Leukocyte rolling and extravasation are severely compromised in P selectin-deficient mice

    Tanya N. Mayadas;Robert C. Johnson;Helen Rayburn;Richard O. Hynes

  • Contact and adhesive specificities in the associations, migrations, and targeting of cells and axons

    Richard O. Hynes;Arthur D. Lander

  • The genome of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus.

    Erica Sodergren;George M. Weinstock;Eric H. Davidson;R. Andrew Cameron

  • Overview of the Matrisome—An Inventory of Extracellular Matrix Constituents and Functions

    Richard O. Hynes;Alexandra Naba

  • Id1 and Id3 are required for neurogenesis, angiogenesis and vascularization of tumour xenografts

    David Lyden;Alison Z. Young;David Zagzag;Wei Yan

  • The Matrisome: In Silico Definition and In Vivo Characterization by Proteomics of Normal and Tumor Extracellular Matrices

    Alexandra Naba;Karl R. Clauser;Sebastian Hoersch;Sebastian Hoersch;Hui Liu

  • Cell adhesion events mediated by alpha 4 integrins are essential in placental and cardiac development

    J.T. Yang;H. Rayburn;R.O. Hynes

  • Structure of Integrin, a Glycoprotein Involved in the Transmembrane Linkage between Fibronectin and Actin

    John W. Tamkun;Douglas W. DeSimone;Deborah Fonda;Ramila S. Patel

Frequent Co-Authors

Denisa D. Wagner
Denisa D. Wagner Boston Children's Hospital
Helen Rayburn
Helen Rayburn Stanford University
Paul S. Frenette
Paul S. Frenette Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Kairbaan Hodivala-Dilke
Kairbaan Hodivala-Dilke Queen Mary University of London
Karl R. Clauser
Karl R. Clauser Broad Institute
Steven A. Carr
Steven A. Carr Broad Institute
Jack Lawler
Jack Lawler Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Tanya N. Mayadas
Tanya N. Mayadas Brigham and Women's Hospital
Roderick T. Bronson
Roderick T. Bronson Harvard University

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