Jennifer M. Heemstra
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| Born | Jennifer Margaret Cary |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign University of California, Irvine |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Utah Emory University Washington University in St. Louis |
| Thesis | Folding-Promoted Reactivity and Tunable Structure of Pyridine-Containing M-Phenylene Ethynylene Helical Cavitands (2005) |
| Doctoral advisor | Jeffrey S. Moore |
| Website | www |
Jennifer Margaret Heemstra (née Cary) is a Professor of Chemistry at Washington University in St. Louis. Her research makes use of the ability of nucleic acids to self-assemble and recognise other molecules. Alongside her research, Heemstra is a science communicator and writes a regular column for Chemical & Engineering News.