Barbara McClintock (June 16 1902 – September 2 1992), the 1983 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, was an American scientist and one of the world's most distinguished cytogeneticists. McClintock received her PhD in botany from Cornell University in 1927, where she was a leader in the development of maize cytogenetics. The field remained the focus of her research for the rest of her career. From the late 1920s, McClintock studied chromosomes and how they change during reproduction in maize. Her work was groundbreaking: she developed the technique for visualizing maize chromosomes and used microscopic analysis to demonstrate many fundamental genetic ideas, including genetic recombination by crossing-over during meiosis—a mechanism by which chromosomes exchange information. She produced the first genetic map for maize, linking regions of the chromosome with physical traits, and demonstrated the role of the telomere and centromere, regions of the chromosome that are important in the conservation of genetic information. She was recognized amongst the best in the field, awarded prestigious fellowships, and elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1944. (via Wikipedia)
Place of Death:
Huntington, New York, USA
Huntington, New York
Name:
McClintock, Barbara
Barbara McClintock
Nationality:
United States
Associated With:
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
University of Missouri
Birthplace:
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut
Awards:
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1983)
Field:
Cytogenetics
Birth Date:
Jun 16, 1902
Death Date:
Sep 2, 1992
University Attended:
Cornell University
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