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2 unusual facts about Society for General Microbiology


Society for General Microbiology

The Marjory Stephenson Prize is awarded biennially for an outstanding contribution of current importance in microbiology.

Marjory Stephenson was the second president of the SGM (1947–1949) and a distinguished pioneer of chemical microbiology.


Hilary Lappin-Scott

She was then elected President in 2009, being only the second female President in SGM history, following a gap of over 60 from the first female President, Marjory Stephenson.

Marjory Stephenson

One of the founders of the Society for General Microbiology, Stephenson was elected as its second president in 1947.


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