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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.

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

• 1998 Fankuchen Memorial Award of the ACA
• 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
• 2011 9th IUCr Ewald Prize

Works

• Dodson EJ (2001). "Using electron-microscopy images as a model for molecular replacement". Acta Crystallographica D. 57 (Pt 10): 1405–9. doi:10.1107/s0907444901013415. PMID 11567152.
• Dauter Z, Dauter M, Dodson E (2002). "Jolly SAD". Acta Crystallographica D. 58 (Pt 3): 494–506. doi:10.1107/S090744490200118X. PMID 11856836.
• 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. doi:10.1016/s0969-2126(03)00186-2. 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. doi:10.1107/S090744490502576X. PMID 16239723.

References

1. ^ "Professor Eleanor Dodson". University of St Andrews. 23 June 2010. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
2. Wigley, D.B.; Davies, G.J.; Dodson, E.J.; Maxwell, A; Dodson, G (1991). "Crystal structure of an N-terminal fragment of the DNA gyrase B protein". Nature. 351 (6328): 624–629. Bibcode:1991Natur.351..624W. doi:10.1038/351624a0. PMID 1646964. S2CID 4373125.
3. "About staff - Professor Eleanor Dodson". The University of York. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
4. Professor Eleanor Dodson FRS Department of Chemistry, Athena SWAN – Charter for Women in Science
5. ^ "Eleanor Dodson –". Uppsala universitet. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
6. "Fellows". Royal Society. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
7. "ECA Prizes". European Crystallographic Association. August 2009. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
8. "9th Ewald Prize given to Professor E. Dodson". Archived from the original on 18 March 2022.

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