Sally Dunwoodie Explained

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

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.

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.

Awards

• Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, 2019-^[6]
• Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Scientific Research (2018)^[2]
• NSW Premier's Prize for Excellence in Medical Biological Sciences (2017)
• Australian Financial Review Women of Influence (2015)^[7]

Personal life

Dunwoodie has two children.^[2]

Selected publications

• S. L. Dunwoodie (2009), "The role of hypoxia in development of the Mammalian embryo", Developmental cell, 17(6), pp. 755–773.^[8]
• J. O. Szot, C. Campagnolo, Y. Cao, K. R. Iyer, H. Cuny, T. Drysdale, J. A. Flores-Daboub, W. Bi, L. Westerfield, P. Liu, T. Ngong Leung, K. W. Choy, G. Chapman, R. Xiao, V. M,. Siu, S. L. Dunwoodie (2020), "Bi-allelic Mutations in NADSYN1 Cause Multiple Organ Defects and Expand the Genotypic Spectrum of Congenital NAD Deficiency Disorders", American Journal of Human Genetics, 106(1), pp. 129–136.^[9]
• S. L. Dunwoodie, D. Henrique, S. M. Harrison, R. S. P. Beddington (1997), "Mouse Dll3: a novel divergent Delta gene which may complement the function of other Delta homologues during early pattern formation in the mouse embryo", Development, 124(16), pp. 3065–3076.^[10]
• G. Chapman, D. B. Sparrow, E. Kremmer, S. L. Dunwoodie (2011), "Notch inhibition by the ligand Delta-Like 3 defines the mechanism of abnormal vertebral segmentation in spondylocostal dysostosis", Human Molecular Genetics, 20(5), pp. 905–916.^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stewart . Claire . 2015-07-16 . Women of influence: How embryologist Sally Dunwoodie wins by 'striving to fail' . 2024-07-01 . Australian Financial Review . en . 1 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240701103839/https://www.afr.com/women-of-influence/women-of-influence-how-embryologist-sally-dunwoodie-wins-by-striving-to-fail-20150714-gic20g . live .
2. Web site: Order of Australia awarded to Institute's Prof Sally Dunwoodie - Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute . 2024-07-01 . The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute . en-US . 1 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240701090801/https://www.victorchang.edu.au/news/sally-dunwoodie-ao . live .
3. Web site: Queenwood - Professor Sally Dunwoodie . 2024-07-01 . Queenwood School . 1 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240701090936/https://www.queenwood.nsw.edu.au/about/our-people/sally-dunwoodie-profile . live .
4. Web site: Professor Sally Dunwoodie - Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute . 2024-07-01 . The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute . en-US . 18 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240318152207/https://www.victorchang.edu.au/about-us/our-scientists/prof-sally-dunwoodie . live .
5. Web site: External Speaker - Professor Sally Dunwoodie . 2024-07-01 . Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute . en-US . 1 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240701103847/https://www.armi.org.au/events/staff-events/external-speaker-professor-sally-dunwoodie/ . live .
6. Web site: 2019-10-09 . Professor Sally Dunwoodie - AAHMS . 2024-07-01 . Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences . en-AU . 1 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240701102658/https://aahms.org/fellowship/professor-sally-dunwoodie/ . live .
7. Web site: Prof. Sally Dunwoodie - AFR Women of Influence . 2024-07-01 . en-US.
8. Dunwoodie . Sally L. . December 2009 . The Role of Hypoxia in Development of the Mammalian Embryo . Developmental Cell . 17 . 6 . 755–773 . 10.1016/j.devcel.2009.11.008 . 20059947 . 1534-5807.
9. Szot . Justin O. . Campagnolo . Carla . Cao . Ye . Iyer . Kavitha R. . Cuny . Hartmut . Drysdale . Thomas . Flores-Daboub . Josue A. . Bi . Weimin . Westerfield . Lauren . Liu . Pengfei . Leung . Tse Ngong . Choy . Kwong Wai . Chapman . Gavin . Xiao . Rui . Siu . Victoria M. . January 2020 . Bi-allelic Mutations in NADSYN1 Cause Multiple Organ Defects and Expand the Genotypic Spectrum of Congenital NAD Deficiency Disorders . The American Journal of Human Genetics . 106 . 1 . 129–136 . 10.1016/j.ajhg.2019.12.006 . 0002-9297 . 7042491 . 31883644.
10. Dunwoodie . Sally L. . Henrique . Domingos . Harrison . Stephen M. . Beddington . Rosa S. P. . 1997-08-15 . Mouse Dll3 : a novel divergent Delta gene which may complement the function of other Delta homologues during early pattern formation in the mouse embryo . Development . en . 124 . 16 . 3065–3076 . 10.1242/dev.124.16.3065 . 9272948 . 0950-1991.
11. Chapman . Gavin . Sparrow . Duncan B. . Kremmer . Elisabeth . Dunwoodie . Sally L. . 2010-12-07 . Notch inhibition by the ligand Delta-Like 3 defines the mechanism of abnormal vertebral segmentation in spondylocostal dysostosis . Human Molecular Genetics . 20 . 5 . 905–916 . 10.1093/hmg/ddq529 . 21147753 . 1460-2083.