June Almeida

June Dalziel Almedia (5 October 1930 – 1 December 2007) was a Scottish virologist. She had very good skills in electron microscopy. During the 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak, her research was used to help beat the virus.

June Dalziel Almeida
Born
June Dalziel Hart

(1930-10-05)5 October 1930
Died1 December 2007(2007-12-01) (aged 77)
Bexhill, England
NationalityScottish
CitizenshipBritish
Known forPioneer of immuno-electron microscopy, identification of coronavirus, hepatitis B, HIV, rubella
Children1
Scientific career
FieldsVirology, histopathology
InstitutionsGlasgow Royal Infirmary, St Bartholomew's Hospital, Ontario Cancer Institute, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Wellcome Research Laboratories
InfluencedAlbert Kapikian and Thomas Henry Flewett and Hugh Pennington

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