:Nina Berova
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{{short description|Professor of Chemistry}}
{{for| the Bessarabian-Bulgarian physician|Nina Berova-Orahovac}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Nina Berova
| image = Nina Berova at the Scuola Normale Superiore in 2012.jpg
| caption =Nina Berova speaks at the Scuola Normale Superiore in 2012
| awards = Chirality Medal
| alma_mater = University of Sofia
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Ruhr University Bochum
| workplaces = Columbia University
University of Sofia
}}
Nina D. Berova is a Professor of Chemistry at Columbia University. She is recognised as a world leader in stereochemistry and chiroptical spectroscopy. Her contributions include the development of porphyrin tweezers. She was the 2007 winner of the Società Chimica Italiana Chirality Medal.
Early life and education
Berova earned her PhD at the University of Sofia in 1972.{{Cite journal|last1=Berova|first1=Nina|last2=Bari|first2=Lorenzo Di|last3=Pescitelli|first3=Gennaro|date=2014-07-07|title=Application of electronic circular dichroism in the study of supramolecular systems|journal=Chemical Society Reviews|language=en|volume=43|issue=15|pages=5211–5233|doi=10.1039/C4CS00104D|pmid=24825540|issn=1460-4744}} She stayed working for the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences for her early career.{{Citation|title=Nina Berova - 8 novembre 2012| date=8 November 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87UtmFPIuMk|language=en|access-date=2019-08-28}} During this time she worked on chiroptical spectroscopy at Ruhr University Bochum, where she worked under the supervision of Günther Snatzke.
Research and career
She was made an Associate Professor in Organic Chemistry at Sofia University in 1982, and made a visiting professor at Columbia University in 1988. Soon after she became a Research Professor at Columbia University, working with Koji Nakanishi on chiroptical spectroscopy of natural products. Their work started with the examination of biopolymers using exciton chirality, including pectin classification and the determination of glycosidic bonds.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9015531&HistoricalAwards=false|title=NSF Award Search: Award#9015531 - U.S.-Bulgaria Research on Biopolymers Using The Exciton Chirality Method|website=www.nsf.gov|access-date=2019-08-28}}
Berova was the first and only woman to win the Chirality Medal.{{Cite journal|date=2007|title=Professor Nina Berova — Winner of 2007 Chirality Medal|journal=Chirality|language=en|volume=19|issue=6|pages=429|doi=10.1002/chir.20415|pmid=17431879|issn=1520-636X|doi-access=free}} Berova's citation reads "in recognition of her outstanding achievements in the field of chiroptical spectroscopy and the elucidation of a wide range of important chemical and biological problems related to molecular and supramolecular chirality". She has delivered short courses on chrioptical spectroscopies included Optical Rotatory Dispersion, Circular Dichroism and Raman Optical Activity.{{Cite web|url=http://chirality2016.com/short_courses.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828182916/http://chirality2016.com/short_courses.html|archive-date=28 Aug 2019|title=Short Courses|website=chirality2016.com|access-date=2019-08-28}} She was elected an honorary member of the Italian Chemical Society at the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa in 2012.
= Selected publications =
Her publications include;
- {{Cite book|title=Circular Dichroism: Principles and Applications|last=Berova|first=Nina|publisher=Wiley|year=2000|isbn=9780471330035}}
- {{Cite book|title=Comprehensive Chiroptical Spectroscopy|last=Berova|first=Nina|publisher=Wiley|year=2012|isbn=9780470641354}}
- {{Cite journal|title=Application of electronic circular dichroism in configurational and conformational analysis of organic compounds|last=Berova|first=Nina|date=2007|journal=Chemical Society Reviews|volume=36|issue=6|pages=914–31|doi=10.1039/b515476f|pmid=17534478}}
- {{Cite journal|title=Physicochemical characterization of a ouabain isomer isolated from bovine hypothalamus|last=Berova|first=Nina|date=1993|journal=PNAS|volume=90|issue=17|pages=8189–8193|bibcode=1993PNAS...90.8189T|doi=10.1073/pnas.90.17.8189|pmid=8396262|pmc=47314|doi-access=free }}
Berova has been Editor of the journal Chirality since 1998.{{Cite web|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1520636x/homepage/editorialboard.html|title=Chirality|website=onlinelibrary.wiley.com|doi=10.1002/(ISSN)1520-636X|language=en|access-date=2019-08-28}}
= Awards and honours =
Her awards and honours include;
- 2003 Italian Chemical Society Piero Pino Gold Medal{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pkzx2TeYYT8C&q=nina+berova+2003+medal+gold&pg=RA8-PA145|title=Comprehensive Natural Products II: Chemistry and Biology|date=2010-03-05|publisher=Elsevier|isbn=9780080453828|language=en}}
- 2005 American Chemical Society Editor Award
- 2007 Chirality Medal
- 2008 Honoured with Special Issue in Chirality{{Cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/cu/chemistry//ance/berova-special_issue/ance.html|title=Chemistry Announcements, Nina Berova Honored with Chirality Special Issue|website=www.columbia.edu|access-date=2019-08-28}}{{Cite journal|last1=Matile|first1=Stefan|last2=Canary|first2=James|last3=Harada|first3=Nobuyuki|last4=Caldwell|first4=John|date=2008|title=Special Issue Honoring Professor Nina Berova|journal=Chirality|language=en|volume=20|issue=3–4|pages=249–250|doi=10.1002/chir.20497|issn=1520-636X}}
- 2009 University of Vigo Lifetime Recognition Award{{Cite web|url=https://www.uvigo.gal/universidade/comunicacion/duvi/nina-berova-premiada-toda-vida-dedicada-ciencia|title=Nina Berova premiada por toda unha vida dedicada á ciencia|website=Universidade de Vigo|language=gl|access-date=2019-08-28}}
- 2011 Honorary member of the Italian Chemical Society
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