Carolyn Bertozzi

Carolyn Bertozzi
Bertozzi in 2022
Born
Carolyn Ruth Bertozzi

(1966-10-10) October 10, 1966 (age 57)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Education
Known forBioorthogonal chemistry
RelativesAndrea Bertozzi (sister)
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
Institutions
ThesisSynthesis and biological activity of carbon-linked glycosides (1993)
Doctoral advisorMark D. Bednarski
Doctoral students
External videos
video icon "What the sugar coating on your cells is trying to tell you", TEDx Stanford
video icon "Carolyn R. Bertozzi Wins 2022 AAAS Lifetime Mentor Award", AAAS, 10 February 2022

Carolyn Ruth Bertozzi (born October 10, 1966) is an American chemist and Nobel laureate, known for her wide-ranging work spanning both chemistry and biology. She coined the term "bioorthogonal chemistry"[2] for chemical reactions compatible with living systems. Her recent efforts include synthesis of chemical tools to study cell surface sugars called glycans and how they affect diseases such as cancer, inflammation, and viral infections like COVID-19.[3] At Stanford University, she holds the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professorship in the School of Humanities and Sciences.[4] Bertozzi is also an Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)[5] and is the former director of the Molecular Foundry, a nanoscience research center at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.[6]

She received the MacArthur "genius" award at age 33.[7] In 2010, she was the first woman to receive the prestigious Lemelson–MIT Prize faculty award. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences (2005), the Institute of Medicine (2011), and the National Academy of Inventors (2013). In 2014, it was announced that Bertozzi would lead ACS Central Science, the American Chemical Society's first peer-reviewed open access journal, which offers all content free to the public.[8] Since 2021 she has been a member of the Accademia dei Lincei.[9] As an open lesbian in academia and science, Bertozzi has been a role model for students and colleagues.[10][11]

Bertozzi was awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, jointly with Morten P. Meldal and Karl Barry Sharpless, "for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry".[12]

  1. ^ Prescher, Jennifer Ann (2006). Probing Glycosylation in Living Animals with Bioorthogonal Chemistries (PhD thesis). University of California, Berkeley. OCLC 892833679. ProQuest 305348554.
  2. ^ "Carolyn R. Bertozzi". HHMI.org. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "Carolyn Bertozzi | Department of Chemistry". chemistry.stanford.edu. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  4. ^ Adams, Amy. "Stanford chemist explains excitement of chemistry to students, the public". Stanford News. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  5. ^ "Carolyn Bertozzi honored by GLBT organization". UC Berkeley News. February 27, 2007. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference HHMI Bio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Carolyn Bertozzi, Organic Chemist". MacArthur Foundation. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  8. ^ Wang, Linda. "Carolyn Bertozzi To Lead ACS Central Science | Chemical & Engineering News". cen.acs.org. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  9. ^ "Alla lincea Carolyn Bertozzi uno dei Nobel per la Chimica 2022" [Carolyn Bertozzi one of the 2022 Nobel Prize winners in Chemistry]. www.lincei.it (in Italian). Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  10. ^ Cassell, Heather (February 22, 2007). "Two Bay Area gay scientists honored". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  11. ^ "NOGLSTP to Honor Bertozzi, Gill, Mauzey, and Bannochie at 2007 Awards Ceremony in February". NOGLSTP. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference nobelprize was invoked but never defined (see the help page).