Donald Hunt's Biography

Donald Hunt, Professor, University of Virginia

Professor Donald F. Hunt joined the faculty at the University of Virginia as an assistant professor in September, 1968 and currently holds the rank of University Professor with appointments in both Chemistry and Pathology. He has now taught organic chemistry to more than 15,000 premed students. He is the recipient of numerous awards including: Virginia's Outstanding Scientist, the Pehr Edman Award, the Distinguished Contribution Award from the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, the Christian B. Anfinsen Award from the Protein Society, the Chemical Instrumentation Award and the Frank F. Field and Joe L. Franklin Award from the American Chemical Society, the Thomson Medal from the International Mass Spectrometry Society, Distinguished Accomplishment Awards from the Human Proteome Organization (HUPO) and ABRF, the Distinguished Scientist Award at the University of Virginia, and the School of Medicine Dean’s Award for Excellence in Team Science. He is a co-inventor on more than 25 patents and patent applications and has more than 390 scholarly publications to his credit. His h-index of 88, (88 papers with 88 or more citations) ranks him among the top 130 living chemists in the world. Professor Hunt is a consultant to Thermo Fisher Scientific Corp, CEO of PhosImmune Inc, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .