Prof. James Paris Duguid

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James Paris Duguid was born in Bo'ness. He was educated at Shirley House, Blackheath, London then Edinburgh Academy and the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 1942.
While studying at Edinburgh University, Duguid unlocked the key to how penicillin works. His findings were published in the Edinburgh Medical Journal in 1946 but because they did not reach a wider audience, he did not get the credit he deserved. This was followed by a host of other scientific research, including his ground-breaking finding when he was first to identify one of the most virulent mechanisms for transmitting the bacterial infections E.coli and salmonella.
From 1944 to 1962 Duguid worked was a Senior Lecturer and Reader at University of Edinburgh before becoming Professor of Bacteriology at University of St Andrews (1963-1967) and then at University of Dundee (1967-1984). Duguid died in Inverness aged 92

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James Paris Duguid was born in Bo'ness. He was educated at Shirley House, Blackheath, London then Edinburgh Academy and the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 1942.
While studying at Edinburgh University, Duguid unlocked the key to how penicillin works. His findings were published in the Edinburgh Medical Journal in 1946 but because they did not reach a wider audience, he did not get the credit he deserved. This was followed by a host of other scientific research, including his ground-breaking finding when he was first to identify one of the most virulent mechanisms for transmitting the bacterial infections E.coli and salmonella.
From 1944 to 1962 Duguid worked was a Senior Lecturer and Reader at University of Edinburgh before becoming Professor of Bacteriology at University of St Andrews (1963-1967) and then at University of Dundee (1967-1984). Duguid died in Inverness aged 92

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The records were kept in the loft of James Paris Duguid's daughter and son-in-law (Richard Castro) in Inverness. It was Richard Castro who contacted Archive Services so see if we would be interested in taking the material.

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