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Alma Joslyn Whiffen-Barksdale
Alma Joslyn Whiffen-Barksdale (October 25, 1916 – July 5, 1981) was an American mycologist who discovered ''cycloheximide''. She was born in Hammonton, New Jersey. She received a bachelor's degree from Maryville College (1937). Her Masters (botany, 1939) and Ph.D. (botany and mycology, 1941) were earned at the University of North Carolina. In 1941-42. She was a Carnegie Fellow, and in 1951, she was a Guggenheim Fellow. Barksdale worked at the Department of Antibiotic Research of the Upjohn Company of Kalamazoo, Michigan (1943–52) and at the New York Botanical Garden. Barksdale became a foundational figure in the study of '' Achlya'', a genus of aquatic fungi with a unique reproductive system, while working at the New York Botanical Garden; The Mycological Society of America and the ''Achlya Newsletter'', a publication of continuing research on ''Achlya'', both published retrospectives on her life and work following her death in 1981.Achlya Newsletter. (1981). Barksdale, Alma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammonton, New Jersey
Hammonton is a town in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that has been referred to as the "Blueberry Capital of the World". As of the 2020 U.S. census, the town's population was 14,711, a decline of 80 from the 2010 census count of 14,791,DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Hammonton town, New Jersey , . Accessed May 15, 2012. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
