The Johnston Laboratories at the University of Liverpool

University of Liverpool

The University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic...

 in Liverpool

Liverpool

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, England

England

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 performed a variety of pathology and medical research during the 20th century. They are now located in what is presently called the Johnston Building. The Laboratories were founded by early University benefactor and ship owner William Johnston

William Johnston of Liverpool

William Johnston of Woodslee, Bromborough, Cheshire was an early benefactor of the University of Liverpool in Liverpool, England. He was a wealthy Northern Irish ship owner who began business in Liverpool in 1863. The Johnston Laboratories and the Johnston Chair of Biochemistry were named after...

 and formally opened on May 9th, 1903

1903 in science

The year 1903 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.-Aeronautics:* December 17 - First documented, successful, controlled, powered flight of an aircraft with a petrol engine by Orville Wright in the Wright Flyer at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.* Konstantin...

. Research activities of the Laboratories were documented in the Thompson Yates and Johnston Laboratories Report

Thompson Yates and Johnston Laboratories Report

The Thompson Yates and Johnston Laboratories Report was a journal detailing the research performed by the Thompson Yates Laboratories and the Johnston Laboratories at the University of Liverpool in Liverpool, England. Previous to the founding of the Johnston Laboratories in 1903 it was simply...

by the University of Liverpool Press. During the 1900s and 1910s the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine is a research and teaching institution focused on neglected tropical diseases and the control of diseases caused by poverty. It is a registered charity affiliated to the University of Liverpool...

 was partly housed in the laboratories.

Laboratory of Bio-Chemistry

Laboratories of Experimental Medicine and Cancer Research

Laboratories of Tropical Medicine

Laboratories of Comparative Pathology

Machine Room

Manufacture of Media