Howard Florey - Maker of the Miracle Mould ...

Ehrlich finds cure for syphilis 1909 Paul Ehrlich (1854-1915) was born in East Prussia (now Poland), the son of a lottery-office keeper. He went to the University of Leipzig to pursue a career in medicine. By the time he graduated in 1878, he was already involved in researching the body's reaction to chemicals. He was fascinated by the fact that certain cells seemed to have an affinity for ...

This is part one of a two part special feature on Howard Florey and Penicillin This first programme looks at Florey the man and into his broad ranging achievements not only his triumphant work with ...

This is the second of a two part series on Howard Florey It explores the wonderful and bizarre way of how penicillin found its way from mould to miracle drug ...

Australian Nobel Laureates - A Bright Sparcs Exhibition ...

Christiaan Eijkman: Dutch physician and pathologist, born August 11, 1858, Nijkerk, province of Gelderland; died November 5, 1930, Utrecht. Associated with: Eijkman's syndrome, Eijkman's test ...

Back Paul Ehrlich Summary of important Dates* Download this summary (pdf-file) 14.03.1854 Paul Ehrlich was born in Strehlen, Upper Silesia. Father: Ismail Ehrlich, owner of restaurant and lottery agency, superintendent of the Jewish community. Mother: Sara Ehrlich, nee Weigert. 1864- 1872 Secondary School in Breslau. First ideas about the use of chemistry in medicine (histological colouring) on ...