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The Davis Lab Team

Ilan Davis

Richard Parton

Darragh Ennis

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Group leader Dept. Biochemistry


Associate faculty WIMM, Wellcome investigator and EMBO member, Visiting scientist Janelia Research Campus. Senior research fellow Reuben and Jesus colleges. 


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Darragh Ennis

Richard Parton

Darragh Ennis

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Lab manager and Senior Postdoctoral Researcher

I am Ilan's lab manager and I also work on a large-scale screen seeking new RNA targets that localise in the Drosophila nervous system. I also work on ITVs quiz show The Chase.


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Richard Parton

Richard Parton

Francesca Robertson

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Advanced microscopy and Senior Postdoctoral Researcher

I work using state-of-the-art and advanced imaging techniques as well as developing improved imaging methods and quantitative image analysis to investigate the molecular mechanism of RNA transport in Drosophila tissues. 

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Francesca Robertson

Francesca Robertson

Francesca Robertson

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Wellcome Postdoctoral Researcher


Here in the Davis lab I work on how phosphorylation influences the function of Syncrip, a critical gene of interest in our lab that is heavily involved in neurogenesis.





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Mary Kay Thompson

Francesca Robertson

Mary Kay Thompson

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Leverhulme Postdoctoral Researcher


The development of the brain requires a complex series of cell fate decisions, frequently involving transcriptional regulation of key factors. I am interested in assessing how post-transcriptional processes contribute to the precise timing and outcome of these developmental transitions.


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Aino Järvelin

Francesca Robertson

Mary Kay Thompson

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Wellcome Postdoctoral Researcher


In the Davis lab, I combine experimental, sequencing based techniques and bioinformatic data analysis to elucidate how RNA-binding proteins regulate neural stem cell differentiation.I also work together with the Castello lab on characterising the roles of RNA-binding proteins in viral infection.


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Josh Titlow

Maria Kiourlappou

Josh Titlow

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Wellcome Postdoctoral Researcher


In the Davis lab I am investigating how specific RNA molecules behave near synapses during the process of cellular learning.






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Jeff Lee

Maria Kiourlappou

Josh Titlow

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Biochemistry DPhil Student


I am interested in how post-transcriptional mechanisms govern neural stem cell proliferation and differentiation during brain development. Particularly, I will focus on the cis and trans-acting factors acting through highly extended 3'UTR in transcript regulations. 


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Maria Kiourlappou

Maria Kiourlappou

Maria Kiourlappou

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DTC iCase DPhil Student


I am DPhil student in the Davis lab, at the Department of Biochemistry of the University of Oxford. I am developing machine learning software  that automatically generates scientific hypotheses based on correlations between existing data and genome-wide bioinformatics data.


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Dalia Gala

Danail Stoychev

Maria Kiourlappou

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Biochemistry DPhil Student


I am working on the involvement of glia in synapse development at the neuromuscular junction. I also collaborate with engineers in Micron and in the Department of Engineering to help with microscopy technology development from the point of view of a biologist. 


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Danail Stoychev

Danail Stoychev

Danail Stoychev

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DTC iCase DPhil Student


My project involves the application of adaptive optics to spinning-disc confocal microscopy systems for the study of Drosophila brains and other tissues. This is in collaboration with my industrial partner Aurox and I am also jointly based in Martin Booth's lab in the engineering department.


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Gracia Gu

Danail Stoychev

Danail Stoychev

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MSc Student


My project centres on the role actin plays during synapse formation. I am working on understanding how mRNA regulates mRNA encoding actin binding proteins during activity-dependent synapse formation in Drosophila neuromuscular junctions. 



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Tai Chaiamarit

David Ish-Horowicz

Tai Chaiamarit

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Biochemistry/Scripps DPhil Student


I am interested in studying the complex regulation of RNA transport inside the long and thin nerves or axons of Drosophila, using genetics, biochemistry, and advanced microscopy and electron microscopy approaches.


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Tatiana Wilson

David Ish-Horowicz

Tai Chaiamarit

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BBSRC DPhil Student


Co-supervised by Prof. Jane McKeating


I am studying the viral infection dynamics of the Hepatitis B  virus in human cells. Using advanced imaging techniques I am studying how the virus grows and spreads in our body.

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David Ish-Horowicz

David Ish-Horowicz

David Ish-Horowicz

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Long term lab visitor and advisor, Fellow of the Royal Society and EMBO member.  

Micron Microscopy Technology development

Ilan Davis

Lothar Schermelleh

Martin Booth

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Group Leader Dept. Biochemistry, Associate faculty WIMM 


Martin Booth

Lothar Schermelleh

Martin Booth

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Group Leader Dept. Engineering

Lothar Schermelleh

Lothar Schermelleh

Lothar Schermelleh

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Group Leader Dept. Biochemistry

Ian Dobbie

Richard Parton

Lothar Schermelleh

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Group leader technology development

Richard Parton

Richard Parton

Richard Parton

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Advanced microscopy lead and senior postdoc

David Pinto

Richard Parton

Richard Parton

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Software Development Researcher

Matthew Wincott

Martin Hailstone

Matthew Wincott

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Microscopy Engineering Researcher

Jingyu Xia

Martin Hailstone

Matthew Wincott

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Microscopy Technology Researcher

Martin Hailstone

Martin Hailstone

Martin Hailstone

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AI adaptive optics and image analysis Researcher

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