| 词条 | Barbara Burgess |
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| name = Barbara K. Burgess | image = | alt = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1950|12|31}} | birth_place = Cleveland | death_date = December 30, 2001 | death_place = | nationality = American | other_names = | occupation = Biologist | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = }}Barbara K. Burgess (December 31, 1950 – December 30, 2001) was an American biologist known for her work in the fields of metallobiochemistry and nitrogen fixation. She was a Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at University of California, Irvine. [1] Early life and educationBurgess was born and raised in Cleveland and attended public school throughout her childhood. She matriculated at Purdue University at the age of 17 and graduated in three years; she remained there for her doctoral studies in biochemistry and microbiology and graduated with her Ph.D. at 25. Her doctoral thesis concerned nitrogen fixation and the mechanisms involved in each reaction.[1] Career and researchAfter a brief stint at the Kettering Research Lab in Yellow Springs, Ohio, Burgess moved to the University of California, Irvine to continue her work with Azotobacter metalloenzymes and nitrogenase. Her work also influenced the field of iron-sulfur proteins. She was recognized by her peers as a leader in nitrogen fixation and served as Chair of the NIH Study Section on Metallobiochemistry and Chair of the 2001 Gordon Conference on Metals in Biology.[1] She took her own life on December 30, 2001, leaving a husband and 3 children. Honors and awards
References1. ^1 2 {{Cite web|url = http://texts.cdlib.org/view?docId=hb987008v1;NAAN=13030&doc.view=frames&chunk.id=div00007&toc.depth=1&toc.id=&brand=calisphere|title = Barbara Burgess|date = 2001|access-date = |website = University of California: In Memoriam, 2001|publisher = |last = Yahr|first = Pauline|last2 = Poulos|first2 = Thomas L.|last3 = Bauer|first3 = Linda}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Burgess, Barbara}} 6 : 1950 births|2001 deaths|Purdue University alumni|Scientists from Cleveland|American biologists|Guggenheim Fellows |
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