Significant Events in Microbiology and Medicine
Death of André Michel Lwoff
In 1902, French microbiologist André Michel Lwoff passed away. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1965 for his groundbreaking work on the mechanisms employed by certain viruses to infect bacteria.
Birth of Johann Deisenhofer
German biochemist Johann Deisenhofer was born in 1943. He received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1988 for his contribution to determining the first crystal structure of proteins that play a crucial role in photosynthesis.
Birth of Barry Marshall
Australian physician Barry Marshall was born in 1951. He is renowned for his discovery that the bacterium Helicobacter pylori is the primary cause of most peptic ulcers.