Sir Alexander Fleming – The Penicillin Discoverer

Fleming’s Mentor

After joining St Mary’s Medical School, Sir Fleming got acquainted with Almroth Wright who at that time was the Head of the Inoculation Department. He was fond of Sir Fleming and asked his apprentice to stay at St Mary’s after finishing his academic studies.

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Almroth Wright was a renowned researcher who understood the fact that infectious diseases could be treated with proper vaccines. He had enough influence on Sir Fleming to convince him to stay at St Mary’s as a Medical Bacteriologist.

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