Team members: Josh Whiting, Rob Smith, Gabriela Oliveira, Matt Lendon, Khadijah Ahmed
Background information on Alexander Fleming:
Born: 6 August 1881
Location of birth: Lochfield, Ayrshire, Scotland
Died: 11 March 1955 ages 73 London, England
Fields: Bacteriology, immunology
28th September 1928 discovered penicillin by accident.
He qualified with distinction in 1906 and began research at St Mary’sHospital Medical School at the University of London under Sir Almroth Wright, a pioneer in vaccine therapy. In World War One Fleming served in the Army Medical Corps and was mentioned in dispatches. After the war, he returned to St Mary’s.