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Institutions
  
University of York

Spouse
  
Guy Dodson

Fields
  
Biology, Crystallography

Role
  
Guy Dodson's wife

Institution
  
University of York

Name
  
Eleanor Dodson

Notable awards
  
Royal Society

Children
  
4


Eleanor Dodson httpswwwyorkacukmediachemistryacademicpho

Known for
  
Computational modelling of protein crystallography

Alma mater
  
University of Melbourne

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.

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Early life and education

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.

Personal life

She was married to fellow scientist Guy Dodson until his death in 2012. They have four children: Vicki, Richard, Philip and Tom.

Awards

  • 2001 Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science, University of Uppsala
  • 2003 Fellow of the Royal Society
  • 2006 2nd Max Perutz ECA Prize
  • 2010 Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science, University of St Andrews

    • Works

  • Dodson EJ (2001). "Using electron-microscopy images as a model for molecular replacement". Acta Crystallographica D. 57 (Pt 10): 1405–9. PMID 11567152. doi:10.1107/S090744490101341. 
  • Dauter Z, Dauter M, Dodson E (2002). "Jolly SAD". Acta Crystallographica D. 58 (Pt 3): 494–506. PMID 11856836. doi:10.1107/S090744490200118X. 
  • Kleywegt GJ, Henrick K, Dodson EJ, van Aalten DM (2003). "Pound-wise but penny-foolish: How well do micromolecules fare in macromolecular refinement?". Structure. 11 (9): 1051–9. PMID 12962624. 
  • Yao J, Woolfson MM, Wilson KS, Dodson EJ (2005). "A modified ACORN to solve protein structures at resolutions of 1.7 A or better". Acta Crystallographica D. 61 (Pt 11): 1465–75. PMID 16239723. doi:10.1107/S090744490502576X. 

    • References

    Eleanor Dodson Wikipedia
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