Yesterday I had lectures as I do most days. Except, yesterday two of my lectures were presented by Dr. Barry Marshall – a Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine. His researched proved that the stomach is not sterile and that some bacteria can live in the acidic conditions. These bacteria were later determined to be the cause of stomach ulcers. He did a crazy experiment to make this discovery. He actually drank some bacterial culture and got a stomach infection. I remember when this Nobel prize was announced because my UofA microbiology professor told our class about his experiment and said that he won the prize. I even wrote about Barry Marshall in my UWA admission letter. Anyway he does research at my university so he presented two lectures on Helicobacter pylori (pictured) to the pharmacy and medical students. It was kind of exciting. The lectures weren’t anything special though.
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I totally remember that UofA lecture about the professor drinking something...can you believe I remember that?!
I wish I could have gone with you to see him speak, even if he was late. It would have been awesome.
You wrote about him in your UWA admissions letter? Do tell. I am very keen on finding out how you fit something like that in.
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