Profile of Barbara Imperiali.
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Barbara Imperiali’s research interests lie at the interface of chemistry and biology. She interrogates biology with a chemical lexicon, using chemically driven strategies to provide new insight into the fundamental processes of life (1). In doing so, she and her team have revealed diverse aspects of protein structure, function, and design, and the role of proteins in cellular function and disease. Imperiali, a professor of Biology and Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, says, “I taught organic chemistry to many unwilling students for 25 years,” adding that much of the first semester was spent trying to convince students that chemistry was interesting. By the second semester, many did indeed catch what she calls “the chemistry bug.” As a result, several generations of chemists and other scientists credit Imperiali for their inspiration. In recognition of her continuing achievements, Imperiali was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2010.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
دوره 110 52 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013