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James Davies is an Associate Professor of Genomics at the Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford. He holds an MRC Clinician Scientist Fellowship and serves as an Honorary Consultant Haematologist in Oxford. His research group at the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine focuses on genomics, genome editing, and chromatin structure.
- Education: Medicine at the University of Oxford, specialist training in haematology and intensive care medicine in London.
- Research Focus: Development of high-resolution sequencing techniques (e.g., Micro Capture-C, Next Generation Capture-C) to study genome architecture, gene regulation, and applications in treating haematological diseases like thalassaemia and sickle cell disease.
- Key Publications: >15 recent articles in journals such as Nature Genetics, Blood, and Nature, covering topics in 3D genome structure, enhancer biology, and clinical genome editing.
- Collaborations: Partnerships with biotech companies for clinical translation of genome editing therapies.
Scientific Awards:
- MRC Clinician Scientist Fellowship
Lab Activities: The Davies Lab combines molecular biology, computational biology, and clinical research to bridge basic science with therapeutic applications. Their work on chromatin folding mechanisms has implications for understanding gene expression and disease pathogenesis.
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