--- title: Richard Hynes, a pioneer in the biology of cellular... description: Richard Hynes, MIT Professor Emeritus and pioneering cancer biologist, passed away at 81. He discovered integrins, cell-surface receptors essential for cell... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/richard-hynes-a-pioneer-in-the-biology-of-cellular-adhesion-dies-at-81-znzol6oxw twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Richard Hynes, a pioneer in the biology of cellular adhesion, dies at 81 | daily.dev og:description: Richard Hynes, MIT Professor Emeritus and pioneering cancer biologist, passed away at 81. He discovered integrins, cell-surface receptors essential for cell... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/richard-hynes-a-pioneer-in-the-biology-of-cellular-adhesion-dies-at-81-znzol6oxw og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/znZol6OxW.png og:image:alt: Richard Hynes, a pioneer in the biology of cellular adhesion, dies at 81 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Richard Hynes, a pioneer in the biology of cellular adhesion, dies at 81 **[MIT News](https://daily.dev/sources/mit)** · 11 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Richard Hynes, MIT Professor Emeritus and pioneering cancer biologist, passed away at 81. He discovered integrins, cell-surface receptors essential for cell adhesion, establishing the field of cell adhesion biology. His research revealed mechanisms central to embryonic development, tissue integrity, and diseases including cancer, fibrosis, and immune disorders. Hynes served as MIT Biology Department head and Center for Cancer Research director, mentoring generations of scientists. His work on fibronectin and integrins led to treatments for autoimmune diseases and advanced understanding of cancer metastasis. He received the 2022 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award among numerous honors. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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