Margaret Oakley Dayhoff | Vibepedia

Margaret Oakley Dayhoff was a renowned American biophysicist who made groundbreaking contributions to the field of bioinformatics, pioneering the application of mathematics and computational methods to biochemistry. Her work on protein and nucleic acid databases, substitution matrices, and the development of the one-letter code for amino acids has had a lasting impact on biology and medicine. Dayhoff's legacy continues to inspire new generations of researchers, including those at [[georgetown-university|Georgetown University]] and the [[national-institutes-of-health|National Institutes of Health]].