Carolyn Bertozzi | |
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Bertozzi in 2011 | |
| Born | Carolyn Ruth Bertozzi October 10, 1966 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | |
| Known for | Bioorthogonal chemistry |
| Relatives | Andrea Bertozzi (sister) |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Synthesis and biological activity of carbon-linked glycosides (1993) |
| Doctoral advisor | Mark D. Bednarski |
| Doctoral students | |
| Influenced | Kristi Kiick |
Carolyn Ruth Bertozzi (born October 10, 1966) is an American chemist. She is known for creating the term "bioorthogonal chemistry" for chemical reactions with living systems. She is a professor at Stanford University.
Bertozzi is also an Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) and is the former Director of the Molecular Foundry.
Bertozzi was awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, jointly with Morten P. Meldal and Karl Barry Sharpless.
She is openly lesbian.