Donald F. Hunt

Donald F. Hunt is currently the University Professor of Chemistry and Pathology at the University of Virginia.[1]

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Early life and education

He received his B.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts and was an NIH Postdoctoral trainee under Professor Klaus Biemann at MIT. [2]

The Hunt laboratory

The Hunt laboratory currently develops new methodology and instrumentation centered on mass spectrometry based proteomics for the characterization of proteins and their modifications.

Research interests

Among his many research interests, Prof. Hunt investigates how the immune system uses peptides to kill diseased cells and how modifications to chromatin-associated proteins called histones create a "Code" that may be involved in many gene regulation events.

Professor Hunt currently teaches Organic Chemistry lab at the University of Virginia.

Awards

Widely regarded in the proteomic community, Prof. Hunt has been awarded several honors including the Distinguished Contribution Award from the American Society of Mass Spectrometry, the Christian B. Anfinsen Award from the Protein Society, the Chemical Instrumentation Award and Field and Franklin Award from the American Chemical Society, the Thomson Medal from the International Mass Spectrometry Society, the Human Proteome Organization Distinguished Achievement Award in Proteomics, and most recently the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities 2007 Award.

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