Barbara McClintock was an American scientist and cytogeneticist who was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. source
Barbara McClintock was an American scientist and cytogeneticist who was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Barbara McClintock received her PhD in botany from Cornell University in 1927. source
Barbara McClintock received her PhD in botany from Cornell University in 1927.
Barbara McClintock was born Eleanor McClintock on June 16, 1902 in Hartford, Connecticut. source
Barbara McClintock was born Eleanor McClintock on June 16, 1902 in Hartford, Connecticut.
Barbara McClintock developed the technique for visualizing maize chromosomes and used microscopic analysis to demonstrate many fundamental genetic ideas. source
Barbara McClintock developed the technique for visualizing maize chromosomes and used microscopic analysis to demonstrate many fundamental genetic ideas.
Barbara McClintock produced the first genetic map for maize, linking regions of the chromosome to physical traits. source
Barbara McClintock produced the first genetic map for maize, linking regions of the chromosome to physical traits.
During the 1940s and 1950s, Barbara McClintock discovered transposition and used it to demonstrate that genes are responsible for turning physical characteristics on and off. source
During the 1940s and 1950s, Barbara McClintock discovered transposition and used it to demonstrate that genes are responsible for turning physical characteristics on and off.
The McClintock family moved to Brooklyn in 1908 and Barbara McClintock completed her secondary education there at Erasmus Hall High School. source
The McClintock family moved to Brooklyn in 1908 and Barbara McClintock completed her secondary education there at Erasmus Hall High School.
Barbara McClintock discovered her love of science and reaffirmed her solitary personality during high school. source
Barbara McClintock discovered her love of science and reaffirmed her solitary personality during high school.
In 1930, Barbara McClintock was the first person to describe the cross-shaped interaction of homologous chromosomes during meiosis. source
In 1930, Barbara McClintock was the first person to describe the cross-shaped interaction of homologous chromosomes during meiosis.
Barbara McClintock received a fellowship from the Guggenheim Foundation that made possible six months of training in Germany during 1933 and 1934. source
Barbara McClintock received a fellowship from the Guggenheim Foundation that made possible six months of training in Germany during 1933 and 1934.
In 1957, Barbara McClintock received funding from the National Academy of Sciences to start research on indigenous strains of maize in Central America and South America. source
In 1957, Barbara McClintock received funding from the National Academy of Sciences to start research on indigenous strains of maize in Central America and South America.
Barbara McClintock officially retired from her position at the Carnegie Institution in 1967, and was made a Distinguished Service Member of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. source
Barbara McClintock officially retired from her position at the Carnegie Institution in 1967, and was made a Distinguished Service Member of the Carnegie Institution of Washington.
In 1947, Barbara McClintockreceived the Achievement Award from the American Association of University Women. source
In 1947, Barbara McClintockreceived the Achievement Award from the American Association of University Women.
Barbara McClintock was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1959. source
Barbara McClintock was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1959.
Barbara McClintock died of natural causes in Huntington, New York, on September 2, 1992 at the age of 90. source
Barbara McClintock died of natural causes in Huntington, New York, on September 2, 1992 at the age of 90.
Barbara McClintock never married or had children. source
Barbara McClintock never married or had children.
