Jacqueline Barton

杰奎琳·巴顿

b. 1952美国化学

Discovered That DNA Conducts Electrical Charge

Biography

Jacqueline Barton is an American chemist at the California Institute of Technology who made the remarkable discovery that DNA can conduct electrical charge over long distances. Her groundbreaking work on DNA-mediated charge transport has profound implications for understanding how cells detect and repair genetic damage. She received the National Medal of Science in 2011 and the Priestley Medal in 2015 — the highest honor of the American Chemical Society. Her research bridges inorganic chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular biology in pioneering ways.

杰奎琳·巴顿是加州理工学院的美国化学家，她做出了DNA能够远距离传导电荷的重大发现。她在DNA介导的电荷传输方面的开创性工作对理解细胞如何检测和修复基因损伤具有深远意义。她于2011年获得国家科学奖章，2015年获得普里斯特利奖章——美国化学学会的最高荣誉。她的研究以开创性的方式将无机化学、生物化学和分子生物学联系起来。

Key Achievements

Discovered that DNA conducts electrical charge
发现DNA能传导电荷
National Medal of Science (2011)
国家科学奖章（2011年）
Priestley Medal, highest honor of the American Chemical Society (2015)
普里斯特利奖章，美国化学学会最高荣誉（2015年）

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