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Jacqueline K. Barton, PhD is the Arthur and Marian Hanisch Memorial Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology. Jackie Barton has pioneered the application of transition metal complexes as tools to probe recognition and reactions of double helical DNA. These synthetic transition metal complexes have been useful in elucidating fundamental chemical principles which govern the recognition of nucleic acids, in developing luminescent and photochemical reagents as new diagnostic tools, and in laying a foundation for the design of novel chemotherapeutics and biosensors. Dr. Barton’s awards include the National Science Foundation Waterman Award, the American Chemical Society Award in Pure Chemistry, the ACS Nichols Medal, and a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship. She has been elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and the National Academy of Sciences. She is a Director of the Dow Chemical Company and GeneOhm Sciences, Inc. | 