Person Datta [née Goddard]; Naomi (1922 - 2008); microbiologist Datta [née Goddard] Naomi microbiologist Goddard 1922 - 2008 British Female 2 Cleveland Square, Bayswater, London, England 17/09/1922 19220917 Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham, London, England 30/11/2008 20081130

Kings Head House, Northleach, Gloucestershire, England (1932)

microbiologist Microbial genetics Education: St Mary's School, Wantage, Oxfordshire, England; University College, London; West London Hospital medical school, London; University of London MD 1952; Centre for Genetic Anthropology MSc 1996 Career: Employed in junior hospital medical posts (1946-1947); senior bacteriologist, Public Health Laboratory Service, Colindale, north London (1947-1957); assistant lecturer, department of bacteriology, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, University of London (1957); Professor of Microbial Genetics; retired and was made Emeritus Professor (1984); from a spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage (2008). Memberships: Royal College of Pathologists 1973 Society for General Microbiology (honorary) 1989 Parents: Alexander Goddard (1867–1956), secretary to the Chartered Surveyors' Institution, and Ellen Henrietta, née Illingworth (1878/9–1946). Siblings: Helen Datta, pathologist. Spouse: (m. 9 April 1943) Satya Prakash Datta (1920–2010), Professor of Medical Biochemistry, UCL. Children: Two daughters. Distinguished for her work on bacterial plasmids carrying the genetic determinants for resistance to drugs and antibiotics. The first drug resistance factors to be reported outside Japan were found by Naomi Datta in strains of Salmonella typhimurium causing an outbreak of gastroenteritis in London in 1962. Since then she has made many important studies on the occurrence and significance of drug resistance plasmids in enterobacterial infections. Made distinguished contributions to research on the molecular biology of R factors and pioneered the classification of R factors and other plasmids by their incompatibilities. She found that some resistance genes, including those for gentamycin resistance, are located on transposons and are readily transferred between replicons. Fellow 21/03/1985 62 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Datta%2C+Naomi 17 Sep 1922 - 30 Nov 2008 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 27/02/2025 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA5407 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 02/02/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/26015298 69129339-abc6-4e73-9f78-a386ddfb7b6b