Daniel M Davis
Daniel M. Davis began studying the immune system at Harvard University, after obtaining a PhD in Physics. He is Professor of Immunology at Manchester University and Director of Research in the Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research, having previously acted as Head of the Immunology Section at Imperial College London. He has published over 130 academic papers, collectively cited over 11,000 times, including articles in Nature, Science and Scientific American.
Davis is passionate about taking readers to the cutting edge of important research, especially on science subjects with real-life implications for human health and wellbeing. His book The Secret Body: How the New Science of the Human Body Is Changing the Way We Live offers a revolutionary new vision of human biology and the scientific breakthroughs that will transform our lives. He was described by Stephen Fry as a writer who “makes you look at everything human in a new, challenging and thrilling way” and is often invited to speak at festivals, conferences and other public events. You can watch his short history of the scientific revolution for WIRED here.
Source: Princeton University Press