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Jacqueline K. Barton
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Her Contribution to Science
- cells use the double strands of the DNA helix like a wire for long range signaling among proteins within a cell
- attached probes to either end of a strand of DNA and shot an electron from 1 side to the other
- when you look at molecular structure of DNA, you find the spiral staircase stacked one on top of another
- she aims to understand how cells detect and repair DNA defects
Early Life
- born on May 7, 1952 in New York City
- her father was a state supreme court justice
- her mother was jewish and escaped Hitler's invasion
Jacqueline K. Barton
Major Influences
Awards
- 1st chemistry class at Barnard college
- Steve Lippard - showed her about DNA
- The Alan T. Waterman Award from the National Science foundation (1985)
- The American Chemical Society's Award (1988) in pure chemistry
- The Mac Arthur Foundation Fellowship (1991)
- The Paul Karrer Medal (1996)
- Elected the National Academy of Science (2002)
- Honored With the National Medal of Science (2010)
Education
- 1974- undergraduate degree from Bernard College
- 1979- PH.D in inorganic chemistry from Colombia University
- completed postdoctoral fellowship at Bell Laboratories and Yale University
Quotes
- "What many people don't realize is how dynamic the structure of DNA is. The base pairs are always moving and vibrating, electrons are migrating, holes are opening up and closing through the center of the DNA."
- “Follow your gut. Life ends up
- being a series of accidents... but if
- you do what you love, you end up
- doing it well.”
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Career
Situation of death
- 1980- joined faculty at Hunter College
- 1983- returned to Colombia University as a professor of chemistry and biological science
- 1989- she assumed her present position at Caltech University
- 2009- started her term as chair of the division
- Still living at age 61
- A professor at the California Institution
- Married to Peter Dervan with a daughter named Elizabeth
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