Emma Hodson

Emma Hodson is a clinician scientist affiliated with the Hypoxia Biology Laboratory at the University of Oxford's Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics. She studied medicine at Gonville and Caius College (Cambridge) and Merton College (Oxford), graduating in 2007.

• Specializes in hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) signaling and carotid body function
• Research focuses on hypoxia-induced paraganglial tumour formation and embryonic development effects
• Awarded Wellcome Trust Early Career Fellowship for genetic pseudohypoxia research

Notable Work: Her 2017 DPhil thesis identified HIF-2 isoform's critical role in oxygen sensing mechanisms and tissue hyperplasia, linking pseudohypoxic genetic mutations to autonomic nervous system tumors.