Barbara A. Baird Explained

Barbara Ann Baird (born 1951) is an American cell biologist and biophysicist. Baird's research investigates receptor-mediated cell signaling, including how cellular membranes are involved in targeting/regulating signaling pathways.^[1]

Education and career

Baird completed a bachelor's of science degree in chemistry at Knox College,^{[2] [3]} graduating in 1973. She obtained a doctorate in the subject at Cornell University, where she later held the Horace White Professorship.^{[2] [3]} She was a Damon Runyon Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Cancer Institute.

Honors

Baird was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship in 1993,^[4] and is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2006)^{[5] [6] [7]} and American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2008).^{[8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Barbara A. Baird Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology . 2023-03-30 . chemistry.cornell.edu . en.
2. News: Biophysical Investigations of Plasma Membrane Receptors and Molecular Mechanisms of Cellular Responses . 14 February 2023 . Cornell University.
3. News: Barbara A. Baird . 14 February 2023 . Cornell University.
4. News: Barbara A. Baird . 14 February 2023 . John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
5. News: AAAS Fellows . 14 February 2023 . American Association for the Advancement of Science . 2006.
6. News: Barbara A. Baird . 14 February 2023 . American Association for the Advancement of Science.
7. News: SVERDRUP LECTURE FEATURES BARBARA BAIRD OF CORNELL . 14 February 2023 . Augsburg University . 7 April 2011.
8. News: Knox grad Barbara Baird elected to AAAS . 14 February 2023 . Knox College . 4 December 2008.
9. News: Professor Barbara A. Baird . American Academy of Arts and Sciences . 14 February 2023.