1950 - Developed the first safe and effective antifungal antibiotic.

* Hazen and Brown began searching for an effective antifungal agent for the New York State Health Department * In 1950, they presented the first safe and effective antifungal antibiotic to the National Academy of Sciences * The research had numerous applications ranging from saving infected trees to restoring paintings & artwork damaged by mold * Further research developed nystatin, the first fungicide safe for treating humans.

Nystatin & Methods of Processing

Category:
Microbiology; Biochemistry

Completion Status:
done

Patent Number:
2797183

Co-Inventor:
Rachel Fuller Brown