Episode 9: The inspiring story of Barbara McClintock

Computationally Yours

In our first "Profiles in Scientific Genius" series, we discuss the inspiring story of Dr. Barbara McClintock (1902-1992), the first woman to have received a solo Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Achieving success against all odds, her story will make you believe. Dr. Sabah Kadri and Arshi Arora peek into her childhood, her support system, the odds she faced when she wanted to research in genetics at a time that women were not accepted into that department, and her eventual triumph in the field. Link to National Academy of Science: http://www.nasonline.org/publications/biographical-memoirs/memoir-pdfs/mcclintock-barbara.pdf Research Review: https://www.pnas.org/content/109/50/20198 Contact us with questions, feedback and requests to collaborate on future episodes at [e-mail]. Follow us on Twitter: @compbiopodcast ; Dr. Sabah Kadri: @sabahkadri ; Arshi Arora: @arorarshi Intro/Outro music: Riatsu (Shadaab Kadri) Follow us on YouTube here. Follow us on Instagram here. Photo from Cold Spring Harbor. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/computationally-yours/message