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A Short Biography of Barbara McClintock

Author Name:

Barbara McClintock

Born As:

Other Names:

Barbara McClintock

Born:

16 Jun 1902

Died:

02 Sep 1992




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Genetics researcher and Professor                          
                          
Mother Sara Handy McClintock
Father Thomas Henry McClintock                          
Received her PhD in botany from Cornell University in 1927, where she was a leader in the development of maize cytogenetics.

Awards:
National Medal of Science - 1971

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - 1983 - the only woman to receive an unshared Nobel Prize in that category.

Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
Wolf Prize in Medicine
Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal by the Genetics Society of America.
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize - 1982

Awarded 14 Honorary Doctor of Science degrees and an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.

Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame - 1986