Pioneering Sheffield Uni antibiotics scientist Kirsty Smitten dies aged 29
An "exceptional" scientist who worked on developing a new class of antibiotics has died aged 29.
Dr Kirsty Smitten had studied at the University of Sheffield and went on to help create drugs to tackle antimicrobial resistance.
She won several awards during her career and was recently named on Forbes magazine's "30 under 30" list.
Dr Smitten died from a rare form of heart cancer on 4 October, the University of Sheffield confirmed.
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Dr Kirsty Smitten had studied at the University of Sheffield and went on to help create drugs to tackle antimicrobial resistance.
She won several awards during her career and was recently named on Forbes magazine's "30 under 30" list.
Dr Smitten died from a rare form of heart cancer on 4 October, the University of Sheffield confirmed.
Read more here.
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