Catherine Brady’s Elizabeth Blackburn and the Story of Telomeres: Deciphering the Ends of DNA.

“In this superb biography of superstar molecular biologist, Elizabeth Blackburn, Catherine Brady tells exactly how Blackburn made her great discoveries. She also reveals the traits of mind and educational experiences that make Blackburn such a great scientist: a life-long passion for nature, brilliance, creativity, a superb postdoctoral mentor, single-mindedness bordering on obsession, and–as a woman in a man’s world–the wisdom to hide her vast ambition beneath the guise of a sweet, well-behaved young lady. An inspiring account of a real-life heroine, and a lesson in how to conduct Nobel-quality research.”
–Nancy Hopkins, Amgen, Inc. Professor of Biology, MIT

Brady will read from the book at Bookshop West Portal on Dec. 11.