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University of Exeter Medical School

Dr James Butler

Dr James Butler

Lecturer
Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

G.00, College House
University of Exeter
College House
St Luke's Campus
Exeter EX1 2LU

Dr James Butler is a Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences in the Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Exeter Medical School, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. He teaches on the BSc Medical Sciences, BSc Neuroscience, BSc Sport and Exercise Medical Sciences, and BMBS Medicine programmes. His area of expertise is microbiology and immunology, with his first degree in the wider biomedical sciences.

 

James holds the following leadership and management roles:

  • Chair, BMBS Medical Sciences Integrated Learning Group (MS-ILG).
  • Lectures Academic Lead for BMBS Medicine.
  • Academic Co-lead for Widening Participation (Medicine), University of Exeter Medical School.
  • Deputy Module Lead and Lead for Scientific Communication, CSC1004 Fundamental Skills for Medical Scientists.

 

Qualifications:

BSc (Hons) MSc PhD RSci MRSB AFHEA MAcadMEd


Career:

James studied Biomedical Sciences as his first degree, followed by an MSc specialising in microbiology and immunology. His early research looked at mosaic tetracycline resistance genes and the use of probiotic bacterial DNA as an immunomodulator. His PhD was at the cross-disciplinary intersection of microbiology and nanomaterials, working to develop an antimicrobial nanocoating using silver nanoparticles to reduce nosocomial infections linked to hospital wastewater plumbing systems. During his PhD, he assisted with and led some undergraduate and postgraduate teaching across disciplines. He then worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Microbiology, developing vaccines based on the bovine herpesvirus-4 platform against Streptococcus suis and Escherichia coli in animals in order to reduce agricultural antibiotic usage. James has also been involved in projects investigating emerging Gram-negative bacterial pathogens of interest including the genera Cupriavidus, Pandoraea and Ralstonia. James joined the University of Exeter Medical School in 2022 as an Associate Lecturer in Medical Sciences and was promoted in 2023 to Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences.

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