Alan Eddy
Alfred Alan Eddy | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 4, 1926 Cornwall, England |
| Alma mater | Exeter College, Oxford |
| Spouse | Susan Ruth Slade-Jones |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biology of yeast, trans-membrane transport |
| Institutions | Brewing Industry Research Foundation UMIST University of Manchester |
Professor Alfred Alan Eddy, usually known as Alan Eddy, (born 4 November 1926) is a biochemist who was Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) between 1959 and 1994.[1]
Early life and education
Eddy was born on 4 November 1926 in Cornwall, the son of Alfred and Ellen Eddy.[1] After completing his secondary education at Devonport High School for Boys, he attended Exeter College, Oxford, graduating with a 1st Class Honours degree in 1949.[1] He was awarded his DPhil in 1951.[1]
Career
In 1953, Eddy joined the Brewing Industry Research Foundation in Nutfield.[1] In 1959, he was appointed to the first chair of Biochemistry at UMIST; he oversaw the creation of the Department of Biochemistry from the previously existing Brewing Chemistry department.[2] He held this position until his retirement in 1994.[1] He is currently Emeritus Professor in the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Manchester.[3]
Eddy's research interests are diverse, but his major contributions have been in the biology of trans-membrane transport, in particular the functioning of proton pumps and symport systems.[4]
Personal life
Eddy lives in Disley, Cheshire with his wife Susan Ruth (née Slade-Jones), whom he married in 1954. They have two sons.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g 'EDDY, Prof. Alfred Alan', Who's Who 2011, A & C Black, 2011; online edn, Oxford University Press, December 2010 (accessed 27 September 2011).
- ^ Wilson, pp. 16, 26
- ^ "Personal Webpages". The University of Manchester. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ Eddy AA, Hopkins P, Shaw R Proton and charge circulation through substrate symports in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: non-classical behaviour of the cytosine symport. Symposia of the Society for Experimental Biology [1994, 48:123-139](PMID 7597638)
Bibliography
- Wilson, D (2008) Reconfiguring Biological Sciences in the Late Twentieth Century: a Study of the University of Manchester. Manchester University
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