Dorothy Beckett
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Dorothy Beckett is an American biophysicist and director of the BBCB division of NIH.[1]
Education and career
[edit]Beckett did her undergraduate studies in chemistry at Barnard College at Columbia University.[2] She then continued her scientific career at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, earning a Ph.D. in biochemistry.[2] She performed postdoctoral research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology studying with Bob Sauer and Johns Hopkins University studying with Gary Ackers.[2][3]
Prior to assuming the division of Biophysics, Biomedical Technology, and Computational Biosciences BBCB directorship at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2021,[4] Beckett was a faculty member in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department at the University of Maryland, College Park.[2] At the University of Maryland she taught classes and directed a research program focused on biophysical chemistry, protein function, and biological regulation.[2] Beckett also served the scientific community as the president of the Biophysical Society from 2014 to 2015.[2]
Research
[edit]Beckett has contributed to scientific research at the Institute for Physical Science and Technology and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Maryland in numerous areas: bioterrorism; forensics related to biochemistry and biotechnology; advances in therapeutic agents for treatment of some diseases; funding of basic scientific research; regulation of gene expression, protein structure and function; and analytical biochemistry.[5][6]
Awards
[edit]Her honors include a DuPont Young Professorship Award, a distinguished professor award from Hamilton College and an NIH postdoctoral fellowship.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Biographical Sketch.
- ^ a b c d e f Profiles in Biophysics.
- ^ Academic Tree.
- ^ a b NIH Milestones, 19 February 2021.
- ^ IPST People.
- ^ Publications.