page_title: Nancy Atkinson
hierarchical_section_title: Nancy Atkinson
caption_attribution_description: English: Bacteriologist Nancy Atkinson (Mrs. I. M. Cook) is busy on research and preparing for the first term at the Varsity, which begins on March 10.
context_page_description: Nancy Atkinson, OBE was an Australian bacteriologist. In the 1950s, she was recognised as one of the world's leading authorities on bacteriology, and led research on Salmonella bacteria, antibiotic and vaccine development, and the isolation of the poliovirus.
context_section_description: Nancy Atkinson, OBE (also known as Nancy Cook and Nancy Benko; 9 March 1910 – 21 December 1999) was an Australian bacteriologist. In the 1950s, she was recognised as one of the world's leading authorities on bacteriology, and led research on Salmonella bacteria, antibiotic and vaccine development, and the isolation of the poliovirus.
caption: Atkinson in 1947, from a profile in
  The Mail of Adelaide
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