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Obituary: Judy L. Bolton

by Linda Wang
September 21, 2019 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 97, Issue 37

 

Photo of Judy Bolton.
Credit: Courtesy of Joanna Burdette
Judy Bolton

Judy L. Bolton, 57, died on March 5 in Chicago.

“Judy Bolton discovered that estrogens formed catechols and quinones, which can damage DNA and initiate cancer-causing mutations. She focused on the role of selective estrogen-receptor modulators and botanicals as potential alternatives to synthetic estrogens. Dr. Bolton won numerous awards, including University of Illinois at Chicago Woman of the Year in 2013 and the Founders’ Award from the American Chemical Society. She was fearless, decisive, honest, tough, and generous.”—Joanna Burdette, colleague and graduate student

Most recent title: Professor and head of medicinal chemistry and pharmacognosy, University of Illinois at Chicago

Education: BS, chemistry, 1984, and PhD, organic chemistry, 1988, University of Toronto

Survivors: Father, James; brother, Tom

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