Professor Robert James,
Dean of Faculty of Life Sciences

Information about Professor Robert James at the University of Bradford.

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Biography

Rob James is muscle physiologist who obtained his BSc and PhD at University of Leeds. After 4 years of postdoctoral research at University of St Andrews he started as a lecturer at Coventry University. His teaching was focused on biomechanics and muscle physiology. He undertook various leadership roles at Coventry including Dean of Faculty, Deputy Dean and Associate Dean (Research), before joining Bradford as Dean of the Faculty of Life Sciences in July 2022.

Rob is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), a chartered scientist (CSci) and an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB). His main research focus is to utilise physiological techniques, such as the work loop technique, to better understand the effects of drugs, temperature, obesity or ageing on muscle performance.

Research

Awarded a range of research grants (project,studentship, equipment, travel) to study drug induced changes in myocardialperformance, thermal physiology of skeletal muscle, effects of natural periodsof hypometabolism (aestivation and hibernation) on muscle performance, thecauses and mechanisms of muscle fatigue, trade-offs between sprint andendurance performance, effects of body size on skeletal muscle performance.

o Sept. 2019-Aug. 2022 AustralianResearch Council Discovery Project, Plastic pollution: new driver alteringresponses to variable environments, Seebacher F (PI), James RS (Partner Investigator), Little A, AUS$543k;

o Sept.2016-Apr. 2020 Innovate UK NC3R, Novelhuman-cell based assay for assessment of cardiovascular liability, MaddockH (co-PI), James RS (co-PI),£982,000;

o Sept. 2016-Aug2019 Australian Research Council Discovery Project, The physiologicalmechanisms underlying animal group dynamics, Seebacher F (PI), Sumpler D, James RS (Partner Investigator),AUS$460k;

o Sept. 2014-Mar. 2016,Technology Strategy Board/Innovate UK NC3R, Human Traberculae Work-LoopFeasibility, Maddock H (co-PI), James RS(co-PI), £248,000;

o Dec. 2013-Nov. 2015, MerciaGrowth Fund, Inocardia spin out company for commercial application of the workloop technique, Maddock H (PI), James RS(Academic Partner), £200,000;

o Dec. 2013-Apr.2015, KEEN-EDRF,Development of in vitro rat papillary muscle work loop assay toaccurately predict potential drug induced cardiac toxicity, Maddock H (PI), James RS (Academic Partner), £67,000;

o Sept. 2013-Aug. 2016, GeraldKerkut Charitable Trust & Southampton University VC Scholarship Scheme, PhDstudentship, Green L (PI), Newland, Cleal, Poore, Rustighi (all SouthamptonUniversity) and James RS. i.e. I wasthe external collaborator on this project, £78,000;

o Oct. 2009-Oct 2013, EU FP7:Marie Curie International Reintegration project grant (based in France), Geneticand epigenetic basis of adaptive responses in frogs, Bonneaud (PI) Herrel, James RS, Adriens, Seebacher, €100,000;

o 2009-2013, FAPESP (Brazil)project grant, Effects of global climate change on the Brazilian fauna: aconservation physiology approach, Navas CA (PI), collaborators included James RS, US$1,000,000;

o 2007-2011, Heart Research UKPhD studentship, An investigation into lethal ischaemia/reperfusion injury andanti-apoptotic therapies in the human myocardium, Maddock H (PI), James RS, £55,435;

o 2004-2007,Sultan Qaboos Oman University, PhD studentship, Effect of caspase inhibitors onischaemia reperfusion injury in heart muscle, Maddock H (PI), James RS, £62,000;

Research collaborators

Information about people or organisations that Professor Robert James collaborates with.
Company	Country	Type	Role	Theme	Description
University of Sydney	AU	EXTERNAL	Professor	focusing on responses of animals to changing environments, and how these responses have evolved in space and time.	17 collaborative journal papers; current collaborative Australian Research Council funded project
Coventry University	GB	EXTERNAL	Associate Professor	Effects of obesity and ageing on muscle mechanics	30 published collaborative journal papers
University of Queensland	AU	EXTERNAL	Professor	Environmental decision science, ecosystem services, and environmental evaluation	14 collaborative journal papers and a book chapter

Publications

There are 15 publications involving or that are attributed to Professor Robert James.

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