Ann Mercy Hunt


Ann Mercy Hunt MBE was a United Kingdom, medical researcher and campaigner. She co-founded the Tuberous Sclerosis Association and became a researcher into the tuberous sclerosis complex. Her youngest son died from the condition aged 13. In 1997 the TSC2 gene was identified by a European consortium supported by her organisation.

Life

Hunt was born in Welshpool in 1938. Hunt went to Westminster School for Girls before taking Chemistry at Cambridge University.
She had a son who suffered from Tuberous Sclerosis and she was surprised to find that there was so little information or research into the condition.
She founded the Tuberous Sclerosis Association in 1977.
Her youngest son died from the condition aged 13. In 1997 the TSC2 gene was identified by a European consortium supported by her organisation.
In 2002 she received an MBE for her work with the Tuberous Sclerosis Association.