Barbara Hoban with electronmicroscope
 Catalogue Number: 419 Barbara Hoban with electronmicroscope Category: Photographs Sub-Category: Photograph People and events Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1976 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Melbourne Description Of Item: Two black and white photographs: (1) 80 mm W x130 mm D, (2) 130 mm W x 80 mm D Historical Significance: Barry Collin purchased a second hand electron microscope from the anatomy department of the University of Melbourne in about 1970 for his research on corneal pathology. Barbara Hoban was a Masters degree graduate student working with Dr Collin. It was an important step for an optometry department to have its own electron microscope and to engage in biological research: at the time very few optometry departments in the world did this kind of research. How Acquired: Record of VCO Condition: Good Location: Archive office. South wall. Cube 5 Album 1 |