Professor Kay Davies CBE, DBE, FMedSci, FRS

Kay Davies became a Governor in January 2008.

Professor Davies is Dr Lee's Professor of Anatomy and Head of the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics at the University of Oxford, and Honorary Director of the MRC Functional Genomics Unit. Her research interests cover the molecular analysis of neuromuscular and neurological disease, particularly Duchenne muscular dystrophy. She has an active interest in the ethical implications of genetics research and the public understanding of science. She has considerable experience of biotechnology companies as a conduit for translating the results of experimental science into new therapeutics and diagnostics. She is a founding editor of 'Human Molecular Genetics' and a founding fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences.

DBE: Dame Commander of the British Empire
CBE: Commander of the British Empire
FMedSci: Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
FRS: Fellow of the Royal Society