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Bonnie Bassler

1962 - Today

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Bonnie Lynn Bassler (born 1962) is an American molecular biologist; the Squibb Professor in Molecular Biology and chair of the Department of Molecular Biology at Princeton University; and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator. She has researched cell-to-cell chemical communication in bacteria and discovered key insights into the mechanism by which bacteria communicate, known as quorum sensing. She has contributed to the idea that disruption of chemical signaling can be used as an antimicrobial therapy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bonnie Bassler has received more than 105,077 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Bonnie Bassler is the 544th most popular chemist, the 14,532nd most popular biography from United States and the 108th most popular American Chemist.

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  • 110k

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  • 32.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Bonnie Bassler ranks 544 out of 509. Before her are Omar M. Yaghi, Percy Lavon Julian, J. L. B. Smith, Sam Ruben, Darshan Ranganathan, and Jacqueline Barton. After her are Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim and Carolyn R. Bertozzi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Bonnie Bassler ranks 683. Before her are Gauri Lankesh, Sandro Cuomo, James Sie, Tamara McKinney, Chris Savino, and Alan Johnston. After her are Tammy Baldwin, Jon Rønningen, Takayuki Fujikawa, Barry E. Wilmore, Brigitte Oertli, and Steve Bould.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bonnie Bassler ranks 14,532 out of 18,182. Before her are Kevin Shields (1963), Wayne Sermon (1984), Andre Royo (1968), Jussie Smollett (1982), Pusha T (1977), and Bob Taft (1942). After her are Stephen Bowen (1964), Derek Cianfrance (1974), Virginia Williams (1978), Peter Fitzgerald (1960), James Arnold Taylor (1969), and Carter Bays (1975).

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Among CHEMISTS In United States

Among chemists born in United States, Bonnie Bassler ranks 108. Before her are Susan Solomon (1956), Harry B. Gray (1935), Donald Howard Menzel (1901), Percy Lavon Julian (1899), Sam Ruben (1913), and Jacqueline Barton (1952). After her are Carolyn R. Bertozzi (1966).

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