This is a unique publication by the center’s Virgil Percec, dedicated to celebrating the life and accomplishments of Rosalind Franklin, and is well worth the read.

Virgil Percec and Qi Xiao

Chem 7, 529–536,: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2021.02.020

Published March 11th, 2021

Summary:

Rosalind Franklin’s short scientific carrier produced brilliant contributions to the structure of carbon, DNA, and helical and spherical viruses. At 30, she was a recognized authority who switched from carbon to DNA research and, a few years later, to nucleic-acid-protein complexes known as viruses. She made landmark contributions that led to two Nobel Prizes. She did not receive or witness either of them. 100 years after her birthday, Franklin’s scientific contributions are even more important now than during her lifetime.