Dr James Glover

Chancellor's Fellow

Postgraduate teaching

We currently have two PhD students in the lab.

Open to PhD supervision enquiries?

Yes

Research summary

Our research group is interested in how embryonic tissues are organised during development, with a particular focus on interrogating the influences of the molecular and mechanoceullar environment on these processes. We take a multidisciplinary approach incorporating aspects of several fields including cell biology, developmental biology, mathematics and biomechanical engineering, using the chick embryo as our primary model.  To this end, we are developing new avian transgenic models to better investigate gene/protein expression and function in the vertebrate embryo.

Our goal is to understand the core processes which drive vertebrate periodic pattern formation to provide insight into the causality of associated birth disorders and help guide future regenerative medicine strategies. 

Current research interests

1. The development and patterning of cartilaginous elements in the vertebrate airway. 2. Generation of new transgenic chicken reporter lines.

Past research interests

Periodic patterns in mammalian skin: Fingerprints and hair follicles. Primordial germ cell migration and specification.

Invited speaker

  • Anatomy Connected. Portland, Oregon (upcoming March 2025).
  • EGGED workshop. Edinburgh, UK (2024).
  • Invited external Seminar Speaker - University of Aberdeen (2024).
  • European Developmental Biology Congress. Oxford, UK (2023).
  • ED SKIN. Edinburgh, UK (2023).
  • Invited external Seminar Speaker - Lancaster University (2018).

Organiser

EGGED 2024 (Co-organiser)

Avian Research Symposium 2024 (Co-organiser)

 

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