Eleanor Dodson | |
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Born | Australia |
Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
Known for | Computational modelling of protein crystallography |
Spouse(s) | Guy Dodson |
Children | 4 |
Awards | FRS |
Website | york |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biology, crystallography |
Institutions | University of York |
Eleanor Joy Dodson FRS is an Australian-born biologist who specialises in the computational modelling of protein crystallography. She holds a chair in the Department of Chemistry at the University of York. She is the widow of the scientist Guy Dodson.
She was born Eleanor MacPherson in rural Australia, the daughter of Scottish farmers. In 1958, she graduated with a degree in mathematics and philosophy from the University of Melbourne.
She was married to fellow scientist Guy Dodson until his death in 2012. They have four children: Vicki, Richard, Philip and Tom.