Microbiology
Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Margaret Pittman Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS C 590
Abstract
Pittman worked at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), first as a bacteriologist and later as the first female lab Chief of an NIH laboratory, the Laboratory of Bacteriological Products within the Division of Biologics Standards (1958-1971). Pittman is perhaps most noted for her contributions to understanding the whooping cough.
Dates:
1921-1993