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origin of bacitracin

• Date:   Mon, 24 Feb 2003 16:54:12 -0800 (PST)
• To:   sthc-l@library.ucla.edu, chris.petersen@orst.edu
• From:   Huan Hsu <hxhsux@yahoo.com>
• Subject:   origin of bacitracin
• Message-ID:   20030225005412.45121.qmail@web40805.mail.yahoo.com

Hello,
I'm researching the discovery of the antibiotic
Bacitracin.  Specifically, I'm trying to find Margaret
Tracey, the (then) little girl in whom the bacterium
was found.  

The discovery took place in 1943 at Columbia
University's New York Presbyterian Hospital.  The
principal investigators were Dr. Frank Meleney and his
research assistant Ms. Balbina Johnson, both of whom
have since passed away.

The story I'm most interested in is Margaret's.  I
believe she's still alive, since she was 7 years old
in 1943.  But that's all the information I have.

Does anyone have ideas as to how I might be able to
track Margaret down?

Thanks,

Huan Hsu
hxhsux@yahoo.com