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Falkow attributed his early interest in microbiology to reading Microbe Hunters in 1943, when he was 11 years old, which he found at the public library after the family had moved to Newport, Rhode Island. The book is a dramatization of microbiological research written by American microbiologist Paul de Kruif. [5]
The following is a list of notable microbiologists who have made significant contributions to the study of microorganisms. Many of those listed have received a Nobel prize for their contributions to the field of microbiology. The others are typically considered historical figures whose work in microbiology had a notable impact in the field.
William Henry Welch (April 8, 1850 – April 30, 1934) was an American physician, pathologist, bacteriologist, and medical-school administrator.He was one of the "Big Four" founding professors at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. [1]
In 1975, he was named the Maude and Lillian Presley professor of microbiology and molecular genetics. [10] He was a presidential advisor to Richard Nixon, [7] a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1974), [11] the Institute of Medicine and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 1988 Amos received professor ...
The many tools that Salyers developed to work with her “funny bugs” and the discoveries she made are responsible for the prominence of Bacteroidetes as a model organism in microbiology today. [3] [7] In 2001, Salyers was named President of the 40,000 member American Society for Microbiology.
c. 520 BC – Alcmaeon of Croton distinguished veins from arteries and discovered the optic nerve. c. 450 BC – Sushruta wrote the Sushruta Samhita, redacted versions of which, by the third century AD, describe over 120 surgical instruments and 300 surgical procedures, classify human surgery into eight categories, and introduce cosmetic surgery.
Microbiology (from Ancient Greek μῑκρος (mīkros) 'small' βίος (bíos) 'life' and -λογία () 'study of') is the scientific study of microorganisms, those being of unicellular (single-celled), multicellular (consisting of complex cells), or acellular (lacking cells).
Albert Israel Schatz (2 February 1920 – 17 January 2005) was an American microbiologist and academic who discovered streptomycin, [1] the first antibiotic known to be effective for the treatment of tuberculosis. [2]