Barbara Imperiali

Barbara Imperiali is the Class of 1922 Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Imperiali received her B.Sc. at University College London.  She then proceeded to earn her Ph.D. working under the supervision of Professor Satoru Masamune.  Following this, she carried out postdoctoral studies at Brandeis University with the late Professor Robert Abeles.  Dr. Imperiali began her career as an assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon University in 1986.  In 1989, she joined the faculty at the California Institute of Technology where she earned the rank of Professor of Chemistry in 1997.  In 1999, Professor Imperiali assumed her current appointment as Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Biology at MIT.