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James Briscoe
FRS FMedSci
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| Alma mater | University of Warwick King's College London |
| Awards | EMBO Gold Medal (2008) EMBO Member (2009) |
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| Fields | Developmental biology |
| Institutions | Francis Crick Institute Columbia University National Institute for Medical Research |
| Thesis | JAKs, STATs and signal transduction in response to the interferons and interleukin-6 (1996) |
| Doctoral advisor | Ian M. Kerr |
James Briscoe is a British scientist. He works as a senior group leader at the Francis Crick Institute in London. He also helps lead a science journal called Development.
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Education and Early Career
James Briscoe studied at the University of Warwick and King's College London. In 1996, he earned his PhD degree. His studies focused on how cells in our bodies send and receive signals. This is called signal transduction. He looked at how certain proteins help cells talk to each other.
After his PhD, Dr. Briscoe worked as a researcher at Columbia University. In 2000, he moved to the National Institute for Medical Research. There, he started his own research team.
What James Briscoe Studies
Dr. Briscoe is very interested in how living things develop. His research looks at the molecular and cellular mechanisms of embryonic development. This means he studies how tiny parts inside cells work together. He especially focuses on how the spinal cord develops.
He studies how a special signal, called sonic hedgehog, guides the growth of the spinal cord. This signal helps cells know where to go and what to become. To understand this, he uses different methods. He uses both experimental biology (doing tests in the lab) and computational biology (using computers to understand data).
He often uses model systems in his research. These include mice and chick embryos. He also uses embryonic stem cells. These models help him see how development happens.
Awards and Recognitions
James Briscoe has received several important awards for his work.
EMBO Awards
In 2008, he was given the EMBO Gold Medal. This award recognizes young scientists who have made excellent contributions to life sciences. In 2009, he became a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). This is a group of top scientists in Europe.
Leadership in Science
In 2018, he became the editor-in-chief of the journal Development. This means he helps decide which new scientific discoveries get published in this important journal.
Fellowships
Dr. Briscoe was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2019. This is a very high honor for scientists in the United Kingdom. He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci).
