Background
Roth, Barbara was born on June 9, 1916 in Milwaukee. Daughter of John William Frederick III and Nellie May (Farr) Roth.
Roth, Barbara was born on June 9, 1916 in Milwaukee. Daughter of John William Frederick III and Nellie May (Farr) Roth.
Bachelor of Science, Beloit College, Wisconsin, 1937. Master of Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1939. Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1941.
Instructor Lake Forest (Illinois) College, 1940-1941. Research chemist American Cyanamid Company, Bound Brook, New Jersey, 1941-1951. Research supervisor Toni Division The Gillette Company, Chicago, 1951-1955.
Senior research chemist Burroughs Wellcome Company, Tuckahoe, New York, 1955-1970, group leader, organic chemistry Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1970-1986. Adjunct professor chemistry department University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1986-1992. Consultant Burroughs Wellcome Company, 1987-1988.
Active research grant study section, National Institutes of Health, Washington, 1984-1988.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (chemistry committee 1980-1983). Member American Chemical Society (chairman medicinal division 1976-1977), National Audubon Society (editor, founding president New Hope chapter 1975-1977), The Sierra Club, New York Academy of Sciences (life).