Deborah Charlesworth

Deborah Charlesworth
Born
Deborah Maltby

(1943-03-13) 13 March 1943
CitizenshipBritish
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Spouse
(m. 1967)
Children1 daughter
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsEvolutionary biology
Institutions
ThesisBiometrical studies of some biochemical characters in the mouse (1969)
Doctoral studentsPhilip Awadalla
Other notable studentsGilean McVean (postdoc)

Deborah Charlesworth FRS FRSE (née Maltby; born 1943) is a population geneticist from the UK, notable for her important discoveries in population genetics and evolutionary biology. Her most notable research is in understanding the evolution of recombination, sex chromosomes and mating system for plants.