Douglas Hanahan
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Professor Douglas Hanahan (born 1951) an American biologist, and director of the Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research
ISREC
ISREC is the Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research , a not-for-profit institution founded in 1964 and located in Epalinges, Switzerland....

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In 1983 he developed Super Optimal Broth, a microbiological growth medium
Growth medium
A growth medium or culture medium is a liquid or gel designed to support the growth of microorganisms or cells, or small plants like the moss Physcomitrella patens.There are different types of media for growing different types of cells....

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With Robert Weinberg
Robert Weinberg
Robert Allan Weinberg is a Daniel K. Ludwig Professor for Cancer Research at MIT and American Cancer Society Research Professor; his research is in the area of oncogenes and the genetic basis of human cancer. Weinberg is also affiliated with the Broad Institute and is a founding member of the...

 he wrote a seminal paper The Hallmarks of Cancer
The Hallmarks of Cancer
"The Hallmarks of Cancer" is a seminal peer-reviewed article published in the journal Cell in January 2000 by US cancer researchers Douglas Hanahan and Robert Weinberg....

, published in January 2000, and which in March 2011 is the most often cited article from the peer review
Peer review
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ed journal Cell
Cell (journal)
Cell is a peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing research papers across a broad range of disciplines within the life sciences. Areas covered include molecular biology, cell biology, systems biology, stem cells, developmental biology, genetics and genomics, proteomics, cancer research,...

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