Set of Papers on Virus Morphology by Dr June Almeida

Set of papers relating to virus morphology 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. This collection of papers 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.

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Category:
Biochemistry
Object Number:
1993-75/4
type:
articles and research (document genres)
credit:
Almeida, J.

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Papers on Virus Morphology by Dr June Almeida

Papers on Virus Morphology by Dr June Almeida

File of papers relating to virus morphology 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. This collection of papers 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:
paper (fibre product) , metal (unknown) and cardboard
Object Number:
1993-75/4/1
type:
research (document genres)
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Paper on Three Previously Uncharacterised Human Respiratory Viruses by Dr June Almeida

Single paper from a set of papers relating to virus morphology by Dr June Almeida, 1960-1980.

Paper entitled 'The Morphology of Three Previously Uncharacterised Human Respiratory Viruses the Grow in Organ Culture', featuring original images of novel coronaviruses.

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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 is a reprint of her paper describin coronaviruses for the first time.

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:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1993-75/4/1/1
type:
paper
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Part of:
1993-75/4/1
Photographic Paper used by Dr Juna Almeida

Photographic Paper used by Dr Juna Almeida

Photographic paper used by Dr June Almeida for her work on virus morphology, 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. This photographic paper would have been used for imaging viruses, and sharing images through publications.

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:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1993-75/4/2
type:
photographic paper
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum