Dr Philip Day PhD, FRSB, FRSC
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Overview
Reader in Synthetic Biology and Quantitative Genomics, Division of Evolution and Genomic Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health at Manchester University. Principle Investigator at the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology. Philip is also Business Engagement Lead for the Division of Evolution and Genomic Sciences, Postgraduate Research Tutor and Biomed Sciences Academic Tutor and Academic Advisor.
Biography
August 2007 to Present. Reader in Synthetic Biology and Quantitative Genomics, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester University, and Principle Investigator at the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology.
2018 to present. Honorary Professor, Department of Bioengineering, University California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
2013 to 2017. Honorary Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Irvine, California, USA.
2006 to 2007. Visiting Professor of Applied Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Institut für Spektrochemie und Angewandte Spektroskopie, Dortmund Institute of Technology, Germany.
June 2004 to July 2007 Senior Lecturer in Genomics and Principal Investigator. Centre for Integrated Genomic Medical Research, & Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, University of Manchester.
2002 to 2004. Senior Lecturer in Genomics. Centre for Integrated Genomic Medical Research, Medical School, University of Manchester.
1998 to 2002. Head of Gene Arrays and Technologies. Functional Genomics Unit, Divisions of Oncology and Infectious Diseases. Children’s Hospital, University of Zürich, Switzerland.
1997 to 1998. Post-doctoral Fellow. .Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford.
1995 to 1997. Post-doctoral Fellow. The human gene mapping project, The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford.
1991 to 1995. Senior Scientist, Departments of Oncology and Haematology, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Children's Hospital, Birmingham.
Qualifications
Chartered Scientist, 2016
Chartered Chemist, 2016
Fellow of the Society of Biology, 2008
Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, 2004
PhD, Wolfson Research Laboratories, Faculty of Sciences, Univ of Birmingham
MPhil, Wolfson Resarch Laboratories, Faculty of Medicine, Univ of Birmingham
BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences, University of Lancaster.
Memberships of committees and professional bodies
Chartered Scientist, 2016
Chartered Chemist, 2016
Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, 2004
Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, 2008
Senior Management Team, EGS
Business Engagement Champion, FMHS
External positions
Honorary Professor, UC Berkeley
1 Apr 2019 → …
Visiting Professor, UCI, Biomedical Engineering
2013 → 2017
Areas of expertise
Research Networks and Beacons
Related information
Publications
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Datasets
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UoM administered thesis: Phd
UoM administered thesis: Phd
UoM administered thesis: Master of Philosophy