▁Canadian ▁marine ▁bi ologist ▁who ▁special ized ▁in ▁the ▁bi ology ▁of ▁pol ych a etes . ▁The ▁Ed ith ▁Ber keley ▁Memorial ▁L ect ures ▁were ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia ▁in ▁her ▁memory ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁ ▁Ed ith ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Tul b agh , ▁South ▁Africa ▁to ▁a ▁bridge ▁engineer ▁Alfred ▁Dun ington ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Mar tha ▁T reg lo han . ▁Ed ith ▁studied ▁at ▁W im ble don ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁completed ▁a ▁pre - med ical ▁course ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁London , ▁where ▁she ▁attended ▁on ▁scholar ship . ▁After ▁passing ▁the ▁exam ination ▁for ▁the ▁b ach elor ▁of ▁medicine ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁she ▁took ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁chem istry ▁and ▁zo ology , ▁working ▁under ▁Professor ▁W eld on ▁who ▁worked ▁on ▁pol ych a etes ▁and ▁Morris ▁Tra vers ▁in ▁the ▁William ▁R ams ay ▁Labor atory . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁she ▁gave ▁up ▁a ▁paid ▁position ▁as ▁zo ology ▁assistant ▁at ▁Columbia ▁University ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁volunte er ▁for ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Bi ological ▁Station ▁at ▁N ana imo ▁in ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Canada . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁volunte er ▁she ▁would ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁perform ▁field ▁work , ▁whereas ▁in ▁a ▁paid ▁position , ▁her ▁work ▁would ▁be ▁included ▁under ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁name . ▁Though ▁she ▁was ▁never ▁officially ▁on ▁staff , ▁her ▁research ▁on ▁pol ych a etes ▁brought ▁prest ige ▁to ▁the