The Barbara McClintock Papers Viewers You Need to Browse the Collection Exhibit Alphabetical Listing Chronological Listing Finding Aid Search the Full Collection Comments Barbara McClintock (1902-1992) was an American geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her discovery of genetic transposition, or the ability of genes to change position on the chromosome. The ...

A Celebration of the Life of Dr. Barbara McClintock Renowned Geneticist Remembered at Memorial Service Dr. Thomas Peterson Senior Staff Investigator Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cold Spring Harbor, NY At a recent memorial service to celebrate the life of distinguished geneticist and Nobel laureate Dr. Barbara McClintock, friends and colleagues reminisced about her life and outstanding ...