Sally Dunwoodie

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Sally Dunwoodie
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Sally Lewers Dunwoodie

NationalityAustralian
Occupation Embryologist, geneticist

Sally Lewers Dunwoodie is an Australian scientist, specialising in genetic birth defects. [1]

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Dunwoodie became an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2024 "For distinguished service to medical research as an embryologist and geneticist, particularly in the field of fetal and neonatal heart disease". [2]

Early life

Dunwoodie attended Queenwood School for Girls in Sydney, Australia, graduating in 1981. [3] She studied a Bachelor of Science with Honours at the University of Sydney. [4] She graduated with a PhD from the Children's Medical Research Institute. [4]

Scientific career

Dunwoodie completed postdoctoral training at the National Institute for Medical Research before starting work at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute in 2000. [5] In 2022, Dunwoodie became the Deputy Director of the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute. [4]

Awards

Personal life

Dunwoodie has two children. [2]

Selected publications

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