Lady Amalia Fleming Lecture Series
This lecture series has been named in honour of Lady Amalia Fleming. Lady Amalia (1912 -1986) was a Greek physician, microbiologist, resistance fighter, political prisoner, social activist, member of parliament, founder of the Hellenic Foundation for Basic Biomedical Research and the second wife of Sir Alexander Fleming.
Lady Amalia’s link to Imperial NHS Trust began after WWII when she won a British Council scholarship and became the first female researcher in the inoculation department at St Mary’s Hospital where she worked in Sir Alexander Fleming’s laboratory for five years.
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We would like to thank the B.S.R.C Alexander Fleming and Elsa Rokofyllou President H.F.B.B.R. “Alexander Fleming” for permitting us to name our lecture series by women in leadership positions in public health in honour of Lady Amalia, a truly inspirational role model.
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“Our Foundation was established by Amalia Fleming in 1965 in order to support research in the biomedical sciences in Greece. Since her death in 1986 we have continued to promote her vision, primarily through the establishment of the Biomedical Sciences Research Centre “Alexander Fleming”, but also through a variety of events, often concerning the role of women in science and public health. We therefore consider the use of her name very appropriate and an honour to her memory, and we would like to extend our wishes for a successful lecture series.”
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An accomplished microbiologist, educator, and researcher, Professor Atwan was a natural first choice for our inaugural Lady Amalia Fleming lecture. Professor Atwan presented her academic work on Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), a collaborative project she leads between Imperial College London, Scripps Research California, and the University of Basrah. As the Vice Dean of the College of Medicine, Professor of Virology, Head of the Quality Assurance Committee at the School of Lifesciences, and Director of Career Development Center at the University of Basrah, Iraq, it was amazing to hear Professor Atwan, interviewed by WHOCC’s Celine Tabche, on her insights and experiences as a woman working in STEMM, including how she has navigated her career so far, her reflections, and her hopes for the future of Public Health.