The scientific life of Marjory Stephenson | The Royal Society

Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Professor Judy Armitage FRS join forces to uncover the life and legacy of Marjory Stephenson, a pioneer in the study of bacteria 🦠

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Directed by Peter Mann, produced by Spirited Pictures.

Thanks to the kind participation of the University of Cambridge Department of Biochemistry, Newnham College Cambridge, The Microbiology Society, The Wellcome Collection and the Imperial War Museum.

Special thanks to: Dr Francis Neary, Dr Birgitta Olofsson, Dr Katy Duncan, Dr Camilla Godlee, Frieda Midgley, Emma Menniss, Professor Michael Yudkin, Charlotte Mitchell, Professor Hilary Lappin-Scott, Victoria Sloyan, Keith Moore, Malcolm Linfield, Chloe Hambleton, Maia Davies, Ciara Avis, Sakina Dhirani, Martha Richmond.

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