Protothecosis.Protothecosis is an uncommon infection of humans and animals caused by an achlorophyllous algae of the genus Prototheca. Two species, P. wickerhamii and P. zopfii, are known to cause infection, though the majority of human infections are due to P. wickerhamii (47, 49).
The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. came to Boston University in 1951, searching for a multicultural community and a setting for his study of ethics and philosophy. He became âDr. Kingâ by earning a Ph.D. in systematic theology here in 1955. During these years, Howard Thurman was named dean of the Universityâs Marsh Chapel.
African American civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent resistance to racial prejudice in America. At 35 years of age, the Georgia-born minister was the youngest person ever to receive the award. Martin Luther King, Jr., was born in Atlanta in 1929, the son of a Baptist minister. He received a doctorate degree in theology and in 1955 organized the first major protest of the civil rights movement: the successful Montgomery Bus Boycott.