Biography:Barbara A. Baird

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Short description: American cell biologist and biophysicist (born 1951)

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.[4] 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.[1]

Honors

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

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