Slides of Virus Morphology and Immuno-electronmicroscopy by Dr June Almeida

Six boxes of 35mm slides illustrating aspects of virus morphology and immuno-electronmicroscopy by Dr June Almeida, 1960-1980

June Almeida (née Hart) was an internationally renowned virologist who pioneered new electron microscopy methods for imaging and diagnosing viruses. June, with her colleagues, identified and named the first coronavirus in 1964, observing a round, grey dot covered in tiny spokes that formed a halo around the virus—like the sun’s corona. These slides relate to her work as a virologist.

Born June Hart in 1930, she lived with her family in a tenement building in Glasgow, Scotland. At 16, she left school without funding to go to university and started working as a lab technician at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, where she used microscopes to help analyse tissue samples. She later emigrated to Canada, where she worked at the Ontario Cancer Institute in Toronto, developing new techniques in electron microscopy to image viruses. Amongst her scientific achievements was the first visualisation of the rubella virus, imaging hepatitis viruses, and developing the technique of antibody clumping to visualise common cold viruses. June finished her career at the Wellcome Research Laboratory, where she worked on developing diagnostic assays and vaccine development. She retired in 1985, where her career took a different direction as she qualified as a yoga teacher.

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Category:
Biochemistry
Object Number:
1993-75/3
type:
lantern slides
credit:
Almeida, J.

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Slides of Virus Morphology and Immuno-electronmicroscopy by Dr June Almeida

Slides of Virus Morphology and Immuno-electronmicroscopy by Dr June Almeida

Box of 35mm slides illustrating aspects of virus morphology and immuno-electronmicroscopy by Dr June Almeida, 1960-1980

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June Almeida (née Hart) was an internationally renowned virologist who pioneered new electron microscopy methods for imaging and diagnosing viruses. June, with her colleagues, identified and named the first coronavirus in 1964, observing a round, grey dot covered in tiny spokes that formed a halo around the virus—like the sun’s corona. These slides relate to her work as a virologist.

Born June Hart in 1930, she lived with her family in a tenement building in Glasgow, Scotland. At 16, she left school without funding to go to university and started working as a lab technician at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, where she used microscopes to help analyse tissue samples. She later emigrated to Canada, where she worked at the Ontario Cancer Institute in Toronto, developing new techniques in electron microscopy to image viruses. Amongst her scientific achievements was the first visualisation of the rubella virus, imaging hepatitis viruses, and developing the technique of antibody clumping to visualise common cold viruses. June finished her career at the Wellcome Research Laboratory, where she worked on developing diagnostic assays and vaccine development. She retired in 1985, where her career took a different direction as she qualified as a yoga teacher.

Materials:
glass , plastic (unidentified) and cardboard
Object Number:
1993-75/3/2
type:
lantern slides
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Slides of Virus Morphology and Immuno-electronmicroscopy by Dr June Almeida

Slides of Virus Morphology and Immuno-electronmicroscopy by Dr June Almeida

Box of 35mm slides illustrating aspects of virus morphology and immuno-electronmicroscopy by Dr June Almeida, 1960-1980

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June Almeida (née Hart) was an internationally renowned virologist who pioneered new electron microscopy methods for imaging and diagnosing viruses. June, with her colleagues, identified and named the first coronavirus in 1964, observing a round, grey dot covered in tiny spokes that formed a halo around the virus—like the sun’s corona. These slides relate to her work as a virologist.

Born June Hart in 1930, she lived with her family in a tenement building in Glasgow, Scotland. At 16, she left school without funding to go to university and started working as a lab technician at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, where she used microscopes to help analyse tissue samples. She later emigrated to Canada, where she worked at the Ontario Cancer Institute in Toronto, developing new techniques in electron microscopy to image viruses. Amongst her scientific achievements was the first visualisation of the rubella virus, imaging hepatitis viruses, and developing the technique of antibody clumping to visualise common cold viruses. June finished her career at the Wellcome Research Laboratory, where she worked on developing diagnostic assays and vaccine development. She retired in 1985, where her career took a different direction as she qualified as a yoga teacher.

Materials:
glass , plastic (unidentified) and cardboard
Object Number:
1993-75/3/3
type:
lantern slides
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Slides of Virus Morphology and Immuno-electronmicroscopy by Dr June Almeida

Slides of Virus Morphology and Immuno-electronmicroscopy by Dr June Almeida

Box of 35mm slides illustrating aspects of virus morphology and immuno-electronmicroscopy by Dr June Almeida, 1960-1980

More

June Almeida (née Hart) was an internationally renowned virologist who pioneered new electron microscopy methods for imaging and diagnosing viruses. June, with her colleagues, identified and named the first coronavirus in 1964, observing a round, grey dot covered in tiny spokes that formed a halo around the virus—like the sun’s corona. This box of slides relate to her work as a virologist.

Born June Hart in 1930, she lived with her family in a tenement building in Glasgow, Scotland. At 16, she left school without funding to go to university and started working as a lab technician at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, where she used microscopes to help analyse tissue samples. She later emigrated to Canada, where she worked at the Ontario Cancer Institute in Toronto, developing new techniques in electron microscopy to image viruses. Amongst her scientific achievements was the first visualisation of the rubella virus, imaging hepatitis viruses, and developing the technique of antibody clumping to visualise common cold viruses. June finished her career at the Wellcome Research Laboratory, where she worked on developing diagnostic assays and vaccine development. She retired in 1985, where her career took a different direction as she qualified as a yoga teacher.

Materials:
cardboard and glass
Object Number:
1993-75/3/5
type:
lantern slides
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Slides of Virus Morphology and Immuno-electronmicroscopy by Dr June Almeida

Slides of Virus Morphology and Immuno-electronmicroscopy by Dr June Almeida

Box of 35mm slides illustrating aspects of virus morphology and immuno-electronmicroscopy by Dr June Almeida, 1960-1980.

More

June Almeida (née Hart) was an internationally renowned virologist who pioneered new electron microscopy methods for imaging and diagnosing viruses. June, with her colleagues, identified and named the first coronavirus in 1964, observing a round, grey dot covered in tiny spokes that formed a halo around the virus—like the sun’s corona. These slides relate to her work as a virologist.

Born June Hart in 1930, she lived with her family in a tenement building in Glasgow, Scotland. At 16, she left school without funding to go to university and started working as a lab technician at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, where she used microscopes to help analyse tissue samples. She later emigrated to Canada, where she worked at the Ontario Cancer Institute in Toronto, developing new techniques in electron microscopy to image viruses. Amongst her scientific achievements was the first visualisation of the rubella virus, imaging hepatitis viruses, and developing the technique of antibody clumping to visualise common cold viruses. June finished her career at the Wellcome Research Laboratory, where she worked on developing diagnostic assays and vaccine development. She retired in 1985, where her career took a different direction as she qualified as a yoga teacher.

Materials:
glass , paper (fibre product) and cardboard
Object Number:
1993-75/3/6
type:
lantern slides
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Box to contain glass slides belonging to Dr June Almeida

Box to contain glass slides belonging to Dr June Almeida

Box used to contain slides illustrations by Dr June Almeida, 1960-1980.

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June Almeida (née Hart) was an internationally renowned virologist who pioneered new electron microscopy methods for imaging and diagnosing viruses. June, with her colleagues, identified and named the first coronavirus in 1964, observing a round, grey dot covered in tiny spokes that formed a halo around the virus—like the sun’s corona. These box conmtained slides relating to her work as a virologist.

Born June Hart in 1930, she lived with her family in a tenement building in Glasgow, Scotland. At 16, she left school without funding to go to university and started working as a lab technician at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, where she used microscopes to help analyse tissue samples. She later emigrated to Canada, where she worked at the Ontario Cancer Institute in Toronto, developing new techniques in electron microscopy to image viruses. Amongst her scientific achievements was the first visualisation of the rubella virus, imaging hepatitis viruses, and developing the technique of antibody clumping to visualise common cold viruses. June finished her career at the Wellcome Research Laboratory, where she worked on developing diagnostic assays and vaccine development. She retired in 1985, where her career took a different direction as she qualified as a yoga teacher.

Materials:
cardboard and paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1993-75/3/6/1
type:
box
Part of:
1993-75/3/6
Glass slides of Virus Morphology and Immuno-electronmicroscopy by Dr June Almeida

Glass slides of Virus Morphology and Immuno-electronmicroscopy by Dr June Almeida

Collection of 35mm slides illustrating aspects of virus morphology and immuno-electronmicroscopy by Dr June Almeida, 1960-1980.

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June Almeida (née Hart) was an internationally renowned virologist who pioneered new electron microscopy methods for imaging and diagnosing viruses. June, with her colleagues, identified and named the first coronavirus in 1964, observing a round, grey dot covered in tiny spokes that formed a halo around the virus—like the sun’s corona. These slides relate to her work as a virologist.

Born June Hart in 1930, she lived with her family in a tenement building in Glasgow, Scotland. At 16, she left school without funding to go to university and started working as a lab technician at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, where she used microscopes to help analyse tissue samples. She later emigrated to Canada, where she worked at the Ontario Cancer Institute in Toronto, developing new techniques in electron microscopy to image viruses. Amongst her scientific achievements was the first visualisation of the rubella virus, imaging hepatitis viruses, and developing the technique of antibody clumping to visualise common cold viruses. June finished her career at the Wellcome Research Laboratory, where she worked on developing diagnostic assays and vaccine development. She retired in 1985, where her career took a different direction as she qualified as a yoga teacher.

Materials:
glass and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1993-75/3/6/2
type:
slides
Part of:
1993-75/3/6
Glass slide illustrating a coronavirus by Dr June Almeida

Glass slide illustrating a coronavirus by Dr June Almeida

First of four 35mm slides illustrating aspects of virus morphology (coronavirus) and immuno-electronmicroscopy by Dr June Almeida, 1960-1980. Featuring writing (A.I.B. + Aet Rabbit Ab)

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June Almeida (née Hart) was an internationally renowned virologist who pioneered new electron microscopy methods for imaging and diagnosing viruses. June, with her colleagues, identified and named the first coronavirus in 1964, observing a round, grey dot covered in tiny spokes that formed a halo around the virus—like the sun’s corona. This slide relates to her work as a virologist.

Born June Hart in 1930, she lived with her family in a tenement building in Glasgow, Scotland. At 16, she left school without funding to go to university and started working as a lab technician at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, where she used microscopes to help analyse tissue samples. She later emigrated to Canada, where she worked at the Ontario Cancer Institute in Toronto, developing new techniques in electron microscopy to image viruses. Amongst her scientific achievements was the first visualisation of the rubella virus, imaging hepatitis viruses, and developing the technique of antibody clumping to visualise common cold viruses. June finished her career at the Wellcome Research Laboratory, where she worked on developing diagnostic assays and vaccine development. She retired in 1985, where her career took a different direction as she qualified as a yoga teacher.

Materials:
glass and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1993-75/3/6/3
type:
slide
Part of:
1993-75/3/6
Glass slide illustrating a coronavirus by Dr June Almeida

Glass slide illustrating a coronavirus by Dr June Almeida

Second of four 35mm slides illustrating aspects of virus morphology (coronavirus) and immuno-electronmicroscopy by Dr June Almeida, 1960-1980. (Featuring paper label - AIB No.11411)

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June Almeida (née Hart) was an internationally renowned virologist who pioneered new electron microscopy methods for imaging and diagnosing viruses. June, with her colleagues, identified and named the first coronavirus in 1964, observing a round, grey dot covered in tiny spokes that formed a halo around the virus—like the sun’s corona. This slide relates to her work as a virologist.

Born June Hart in 1930, she lived with her family in a tenement building in Glasgow, Scotland. At 16, she left school without funding to go to university and started working as a lab technician at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, where she used microscopes to help analyse tissue samples. She later emigrated to Canada, where she worked at the Ontario Cancer Institute in Toronto, developing new techniques in electron microscopy to image viruses. Amongst her scientific achievements was the first visualisation of the rubella virus, imaging hepatitis viruses, and developing the technique of antibody clumping to visualise common cold viruses. June finished her career at the Wellcome Research Laboratory, where she worked on developing diagnostic assays and vaccine development. She retired in 1985, where her career took a different direction as she qualified as a yoga teacher.

Materials:
glass and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1993-75/3/6/4
type:
slide
Part of:
1993-75/3/6
Glass slide illustrating a coronavirus by Dr June Almeida

Glass slide illustrating a coronavirus by Dr June Almeida

Third of four 35mm slides illustrating aspects of virus morphology (coronavirus) and immuno-electronmicroscopy by Dr June Almeida, 1960-1980. (No label)

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June Almeida (née Hart) was an internationally renowned virologist who pioneered new electron microscopy methods for imaging and diagnosing viruses. June, with her colleagues, identified and named the first coronavirus in 1964, observing a round, grey dot covered in tiny spokes that formed a halo around the virus—like the sun’s corona. This slide relates to her work as a virologist.

Born June Hart in 1930, she lived with her family in a tenement building in Glasgow, Scotland. At 16, she left school without funding to go to university and started working as a lab technician at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, where she used microscopes to help analyse tissue samples. She later emigrated to Canada, where she worked at the Ontario Cancer Institute in Toronto, developing new techniques in electron microscopy to image viruses. Amongst her scientific achievements was the first visualisation of the rubella virus, imaging hepatitis viruses, and developing the technique of antibody clumping to visualise common cold viruses. June finished her career at the Wellcome Research Laboratory, where she worked on developing diagnostic assays and vaccine development. She retired in 1985, where her career took a different direction as she qualified as a yoga teacher.

Materials:
glass and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1993-75/3/6/5
type:
slide
Part of:
1993-75/3/6
Glass slide illustrating a coronavirus by Dr June Almeida

Glass slide illustrating a coronavirus by Dr June Almeida

Fourth of four 35mm slides illustrating aspects of virus morphology (coronavirus) and immuno-electronmicroscopy by Dr June Almeida, 1960-1980. (Featuring white text writing - A.I.B 3703)

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June Almeida (née Hart) was an internationally renowned virologist who pioneered new electron microscopy methods for imaging and diagnosing viruses. June, with her colleagues, identified and named the first coronavirus in 1964, observing a round, grey dot covered in tiny spokes that formed a halo around the virus—like the sun’s corona. This slide relates to her work as a virologist.

Born June Hart in 1930, she lived with her family in a tenement building in Glasgow, Scotland. At 16, she left school without funding to go to university and started working as a lab technician at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, where she used microscopes to help analyse tissue samples. She later emigrated to Canada, where she worked at the Ontario Cancer Institute in Toronto, developing new techniques in electron microscopy to image viruses. Amongst her scientific achievements was the first visualisation of the rubella virus, imaging hepatitis viruses, and developing the technique of antibody clumping to visualise common cold viruses. June finished her career at the Wellcome Research Laboratory, where she worked on developing diagnostic assays and vaccine development. She retired in 1985, where her career took a different direction as she qualified as a yoga teacher.

Materials:
glass and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1993-75/3/6/6
type:
slide
Part of:
1993-75/3/6