Barbara Culliton
Barbara J. Culliton is an American science journalist, editor, and college professor. She was previously the news editor at Science, and deputy editor of Nature.
Early life
[edit]Culliton was the daughter of Richard J. Culliton who was in the insurance business in Buffalo, New York.[1] She attended the Buffalo Seminary.[1] She then graduated from Vassar College.[2]
Career
[edit]Culliton was a reporter and news editor at Science for eighteen years.[3] In 1991, she became the deputy editor of Nature.[3] While there, she started Nature Genetics in 1992, Nature Structural Biology in 1994, and Nature Medicine in 1995.[3][2] She was the editor-in-chief of Nature Medicine.[2] She also served as the Washington Bureau Chief for Nature Publishing, Inc.[2]
She taught science writing at Johns Hopkins University from 1990 to 1998 as the Times Mirror Visiting Professor.[3] She previously held lectureships in journalist or science policy at the California Institute of Technology, Duke University, Stanford University, Vassar College, and Yale University.[4]
In 1999, Culliton was the founding editor-in-chief of the online magazine Genome News Network.[3] It was later taken over by the Center for the Advancement of Genomics.[5] In 2005, she became the deputy editor of Health Affairs.[5] In 2015, she was the editor of chief of the Journal of Investigative Medicine. In 2018, Culliton became a scholar in residence in the College of Communication and Information at Florida State University.[6]
Culliton is a fellow of the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW) and a member of the National Academy of Medicine and the Institute of Medicine/National Academy of Sciences.[3][5] She was the president of CASW and the National Association of Science Writers.[3] She was also a member of the governing council of the Institute of Medicine.[2]She served on the board of advisors of the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College and the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.[5][6]
Personal life
[edit]Culliton married Wallace K. Waterfall on November 22, 1974.[1] Waterfall was a senior professional associate of the National Academy of Sciences.[1]
She is a member of the Cosmos Club and serves on the Cosmos Club Foundation board.[7] She became an honorary member of Sigma Xi, a scientific research honor society, in 1996.[2] Hahnemann University Medical School gave her an honorary doctor of science degree in 1991.[2]
Selected publications
[edit]- ."Sickle Cell Anemia: The Route from Obscurity to Prominence". Science, vol. 178 (October 13, 1972), p. 138–142.
- "The Sloan-Kettering Affair: A Story without a Hero". Science, vol.184, no. 4137 (May 10, 1974), pp. 644–650, DOI: 10.1126/science.184.4137.644
- "Mrs. Lasker's War". Harper's Magazine, vol. 252 (June 1976), p. 60.
- "Recombinant DNA Bills Derailed: Congress Still Trying to Pass a Law". Science, vol. 199 (January 20, 1978), pp. 274–77.
- "The Mystery of the Shroud of Turin Challenges 20th-Century Science". Science, vol. 201, no. 4351 (July 21, 1978), pp. 235–239. DOI: 10.1126/science.201.4352.235
- “Science’s Restive Public.” Daedalus 107, no. 2 (Spring 1978): 147–56.
- "Harvard Researchers Retract Data in Immunology Paper". Science, vol. 234, no. 4789 (November 28, 1986), p. 1069. DOI: 10.1126/science.3535072
- "A Bitter Battle Over Error I". Science, vol. 240 (June 24, 1988), pp . 1720-1723.
- "Can Reason Defeat Unreason?". Nature, vol 351 (13 June 13, 1991), p. 517.
- "Heart Disease: Progress And Promise of "Personalized Medicine". Health Affairs, January 29, 2007.
- "Cancer: Bridging The Gap Between Basic Research And Health Policy". Health Affairs, December 4, 2007.
- "Should FDA Regulate Nanomedicine Differently?" Health Affairs, June 20, 2008.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Miss Culliton Wed in Capital" (PDF). The New York Times. p. 19. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Barbara Culliton". www.sigmaxi.org. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Barbara J. Culliton". CASW. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ "First Public Understanding of Science Lecture on Nov. 19 by Culliton". UCSF News: 8. November 7, 1980 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d "Barbara Culliton". Health Affairs. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ a b Patronis, Amy Farnum (2018-04-10). "FSU welcomes National Academy of Medicine member to university". Florida State University News. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ "Trustees and Advisors". Cosmos Club Foundation. September 2022. Retrieved 2023-11-29.