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Barbara was born
Babara was born June, 16, 1902, in Hartford, Conncticut. -
Entered Cornell University
She entered Cornell University in the fall. -
Graduated
She graduated with a bachelor of science degree. -
Enrolled Botany department
Barbara enrolled the Botany department to study cytology, the study of cells. -
Dicovered mythodology
She discovered her own mythodology, it enabled cytogeneticist to distinguish and identify each of the ten maize chromosomes. -
Recieved doctorate
She recived her doctorate from Cornell. -
Discovered chromosomes...
She and her friend Harriet Creighton, discovered chromosomes exchange genetic information during cell division. -
Published a book
Her and her friend Harreit Creighton, published "A Correlation of cytological and Genetical Crossings over in zea mays". -
Partime research
Her and a fellowship from the National research councile under took partime research at Cornell. -
Received fellowship
She recieved a guggenheim fellowship to study at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Berlin, Germany. -
Professorship
She got offered from the University of Missouri, an assistant professorship. -
Staff Member
The Carnagie Institute of Washington, gave her a full time, permanent appointment as staff member. -
President
The Genetics Society of America elected her president. -
Death
She died in 1992.
