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Carolyn R. Bertozzi

1966 - Today

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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" 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. At Stanford University, she holds the Anne T. and Robert M. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carolyn R. Bertozzi has received more than 267,034 page views. Her biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Carolyn R. Bertozzi is the 419th most popular chemist (up from 545th in 2019), the 4,338th most popular biography from United States (up from 15,690th in 2019) and the 78th most popular American Chemist.

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  • 4.39

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Carolyn R. Bertozzi ranks 419 out of 602. Before her are Lina Stern, Nils Gabriel Sefström, Hans Tropsch, Maud Menten, John Tukey, and Andrés Manuel del Río. After her are Jeremias Benjamin Richter, Kathleen Lonsdale, Michael Grätzel, Peter Atkins, Eric Betzig, and Vera Yevstafievna Popova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Carolyn R. Bertozzi ranks 108. Before her are Moustafa Madbouly, Rainn Wilson, Thomas Doll, Sergei Stanishev, Toby Jones, and James Gunn. After her are Carola Häggkvist, Freddy Rincón, Ben Miller, Inessa Kravets, Jonathan Edwards, and Leon Lai.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Carolyn R. Bertozzi ranks 4,338 out of 20,380. Before her are Charles Bickford (1891), John Stagliano (1951), Movita Castaneda (1916), Dyan Cannon (1937), Richard M. Karp (1935), and Margo Martindale (1951). After her are Afrika Bambaataa (1957), Tim Matheson (1947), David Eddings (1931), Carl Panzram (1892), Lilla Cabot Perry (1848), and Julie Kavner (1950).

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Among CHEMISTS In United States

Among chemists born in United States, Carolyn R. Bertozzi ranks 78. Before her are Allen J. Bard (1933), Albert Ghiorso (1915), Frank Wigglesworth Clarke (1847), George Washington Carver (1864), Jennifer Doudna (1964), and John Tukey (1915). After her are Eric Betzig (1960), Roy J. Plunkett (1910), Myrtle Bachelder (1908), James B. Conant (1893), Donella Meadows (1941), and James Crafts (1839).

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