Howard Florey and his dedicated team's systematic, detailed work transformed penicillin from an interesting observation into a life saver. Emma Burkervisc used to be the tea lady at the Australian ...

In 1935, Australian Howard Florey was appointed professor of pathology at Oxford University where he headed up a laboratory. This was a daunting task in an economically depressed time, and seeking ...

Dr. Tilli Tansey explains Read her words 1940 An Oxford-based team of scientists under Howard Florey and Ernst Chain extract penicillin from the fungus. Tests, whereby four mice given penicillin ...

The main character, Howard Florey, races against time to create his magic bullet that will ultimately save the lives of thousands of soldiers during the second world war and win him the Nobel prize.

Australia’s laureates have been illustrious, ranging from the man recognised for discovering that the universe is rapidly expanding to another lauded for drinking a bacteria cocktail. As far back as ...

But unknowingly, Fleming had set the scene for our next two superstars to shine. Howard Florey and Ernst Chain were researchers at Oxford University. When they discovered Fleming’s findings in ...