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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.
Early life and education
Eddy was born on 4 November 1926 in Cornwall, the son of Alfred and Ellen Eddy. 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. He was awarded his DPhil in 1951.
Career
In 1953, Eddy joined the Brewing Industry Research Foundation in Nutfield. 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. He held this position until his retirement in 1994. He is currently Emeritus Professor in the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Manchester.
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.
Personal life
Eddy lives in Disley, Cheshire with his wife Susan Ruth (née Slade-Jones), whom he married in 1954. They have two sons.