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« Back to NewsDame Kay Davies FRS delivers inaugural Sir Wilfrid Le Gros Clark Prize Lecture
4 November 2021
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The new annual lecture is held in honour of Sir Wilfrid Le Gros Clark, the Department’s former Chair of Anatomy, after whom the Le Gros Clark building is named, who was a leading figure in British anatomy.
The prime of Professor Dame Kay Davies
14 July 2021
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Professor Dame Kay Davies, Professor of Genetics, first woman appointed Dr Lee's Professor of Anatomy at Oxford, first woman to become Head of Department for DPAG, University-wide champion of equality, and award winning scientist known for her work on Duchenne muscular dystrophy, has 'retired' after a lifetime's research, but remains Professor Emeritus at DPAG.
Oxford Town and Gown 2019
15 May 2019
DPAG members joined a record number of runners in Oxford's 38th annual Town and Gown fundraising race for Muscular Dystrophy UK.
Watch Kay Davies explore the latest promising genetic approaches for the diagnosis and treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
15 April 2019
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Event video for the Croonian Lecture 2019, delivered by Professor Dame Kay Davies on Wednesday 10 April 2019 at The Royal Society.
Professor Dame Kay Davies honoured with the Biochemical Society's Centenary Award 2020
28 March 2019
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Professor Dame Kay Davies has been awarded the Biochemical Society's 2020 Centenary Award in recognition for the excellence of her work on Duchenne muscular dystrophy and the profound impact her research has had on the scientific community and wider society.
Professor Dame Kay Davies to deliver the 2019 Croonian Lecture in April
15 March 2019
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The prize lecture is the premier lecture in the biological sciences, delivered annually at The Royal Society in London.
Record £16.9m for Oxford spinout Oxstem
10 May 2016
OxStem, an Oxford spin-out founded by Prof. Steve Davies, Prof. Angela Russell and DPAG's Prof. Dame Kay Davies, has raised a record £16.9M to develop small molecule drug candidates to treat age-related conditions including cancer, neurodegenerative diseases and heart failure.
Professor Dame Kay Davies receives the William Allan Award
30 June 2015
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The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) honors Kay E. Davies with the William Allan Award
University announces collaborative research projects with Pfizer
24 February 2015
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The University of Oxford is delighted to announce that the first collaborative research projects to be agreed by the University under the Pfizer Rare Disease Consortium have been signed.
Professor Dame Kay Davies receives the WISE Lifetime Achievement Award
17 November 2014
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Professor Dame Kay Davies, Dr Lee’s Professor of Anatomy, was awarded the WISE Lifetime Achievement Award for her research on Duchenne muscular dystrophy and championing of women in science.
Professor Dame Kay Davies nominated for a WISE award
11 November 2014
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Professor Dame Kay Davies has been nominated for a WISE Lifetime Achievement Award.
Professor Dame Kay Davies awarded for Outstanding Contribution to British Neuroscience
5 November 2014
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Professor Dame Kay Davies, Dr Lee’s Professor of Anatomy, was selected as the 2014 recipient of the British Neuroscience Association award for Outstanding Contribution to British Neuroscience.
Somerville Dame recognised by Science Council
29 January 2014
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Dame Kay Davies has been named one of Britain’s top ten ‘Explorer Scientists’ in a list of Britain’s top 100 scientists compiled by the Science Council.
Oxford scientists awarded research grants to tackle devastating genetic condition
31 October 2013
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Grants totalling almost £350,000 will be made to three Oxford University scientists for their research to combat a devastating muscle-wasting condition, a national charity has announced today.
Article by leading DPAG scientist in New Statesman
29 September 2013
Dame Kay Davies, Professor of Anatomy and Deputy Chair of the Wellcome Trust, discusses the challenges faced by women who pursue an academic career, in this New Statesman article.
Dame Kay Davies to become Deputy Chairman of the Wellcome Trust
28 June 2013
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The Wellcome Trust has today announced that Dame Kay Davies, Dr Lee’s Professor of Anatomy at the University of Oxford, has been appointed as its Deputy Chairman. Dame Kay, who has been a Governor of the Trust since January 2008, will take up the role on 1st October 2013.