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Bonnie Bassler

1962 - Today

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Bonnie Lynn Bassler (born 1962) is an American molecular biologist; the Squibb Professor in Molecular Biology and chair of the Department of Molecular Biology at Princeton University; and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator. She has researched cell-to-cell chemical communication in bacteria and discovered key insights into the mechanism by which bacteria communicate, known as quorum sensing. She has contributed to the idea that disruption of chemical signaling can be used as an antimicrobial therapy. Bassler has received numerous awards for her research, including the Princess of Asturias Award (2023), Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (2021), the Pearl Meister Greengard Prize (2016), the L'Oreal-UNESCO award (2012), the Richard Lounsbery Award (2011), the Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences (2009), and a MacArthur Fellowship (2002). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Bonnie Bassler is the 599th most popular chemist (down from 580th in 2024), the 15,265th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,376th in 2019) and the 125th most popular American Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Bonnie Bassler ranks 599 out of 602. Before her are Jacqueline Barton, Percy Lavon Julian, Omar M. Yaghi, Charles M. Lieber, Harry B. Gray, and George M. Whitesides. After her are Germar Rudolf, Darshan Ranganathan, John M. Jumper, Adi Utarini, Shahram Amiri, and Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Bonnie Bassler ranks 855. Before her are Bin Bunluerit, Jeff Flake, Samy Badibanga, Dominic Keating, Christiane Weber, and Helga Radtke. After her are Guillermo Martínez, Noh Soo-jin, José Batista, Galina Timchenko, Olga Charvátová, and Liliana Năstase.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bonnie Bassler ranks 15,271 out of 20,380. Before her are Lauren Ambrose (1978), Tom Chambers (1959), Christopher Mintz-Plasse (1989), Raúl Esparza (1970), Pietro Fittipaldi (1996), and Jamie-Lynn Sigler (1981). After her are Dave Freudenthal (1950), Jim Wright (1922), Roy Tarpley (1964), Teresa Graves (1948), Valorie Curry (1986), and Jessica Barth (1978).

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Among CHEMISTS In United States

Among chemists born in United States, Bonnie Bassler ranks 125. Before her are Sam Ruben (1913), Jacqueline Barton (1952), Percy Lavon Julian (1899), Charles M. Lieber (1959), Harry B. Gray (1935), and George M. Whitesides (1939). After her are John M. Jumper (null), and Clarice Phelps (null).

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