Dame Kay Davies | |
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 Davies in 2008 | |
| Born | Kay Elizabeth Partridge 1 April 1951[5] Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Known for | Duchenne muscular dystrophy research |
| Spouse | [5] |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Genetics[2] |
| Institutions | University of Oxford |
| Thesis | Structure and function of Chromatin from the slime mould Physarum polycephalum (1976) |
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| Website | www |
Dame Kay Elizabeth Davies (née Partridge; born 1 April 1951)[5] is a British geneticist. She is Dr Lee's Professor of Anatomy at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Hertford College, Oxford. She is director of the Medical Research Council (MRC) functional genetics unit, a governor of the Wellcome Trust,[6] a director of the Oxford Centre for Gene Function, and a patron and Senior Member of Oxford University Scientific Society.[7] Her research group has an international reputation for work on Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). In the 1980s, she developed a test which allowed for the screening of foetuses whose mothers have a high risk of carrying DMD.[2][8]
- ^ http://www.ashg.org/pdf/2015_Allan.pdf [dead link]
- ^ a b Kay Davies publications indexed by Google Scholar
- ^ Miguel-Aliaga, Irene (2000). Spinal muscular atrophy : of flies, worms and men. ox.ac.uk (DPhil thesis). University of Oxford. OCLC 59391590. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.343478.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Vernes, Sonja (2007). Investigation of the role of FOXP transcription factors in neurodevelopment. ox.ac.uk (DPhil thesis). University of Oxford. OCLC 317354555. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.497468.
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Committee". 22 September 2020.
- ^ Kay Davies publications from Europe PubMed Central
