Dr Helen James

Job Title	Contact	Location
Senior Lecturer	H dot A dot James at uea dot ac dot uk Tel: +44 (0)1603 59 2251	Biology 01.57

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Career

Senior Lecturer, University of East Anglia (2011-present)
Lecturer, University of East Anglia (2006-2011)
Teaching Fellow, University of East Anglia (2001-2006)
Francesca Gunn Lecturer in Leukaemia, University of East Anglia (1998-2000)
Senior Research Associate, University of East Anglia (1994-1997)
Ph.D. - Biochemistry, University of Liverpool (1994)
B.Sc. - Jt. Hons. Biochemistry/Chemistry, University of Wales, College of Cardiff (1990)

Key Research Interests

I am interested in teaching research and the student experience. I am currently working in collaboration with Drs Harriet Jones and Kay Yeoman (BIO, UEA) along with colleagues across UEA and at other institutions looking at student and staff perceptions of feedback (HEA Biosciences). I also have an interest in students’ motivations and reasons for class attendance versus absenteeism (funded by a UEA Teaching Fellowship with Dr Laura Bowater (MED)). I have a long standing interest in the disease chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) and the DNA mutation, called bcr-abl, which is thought to initiate this disease. One way in which bcr-abl may contribute to CML is by causing the production of enzymes called matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and I am interested in this possible mechanism.

Current Research Projects

Investigating students’ reactions (both initial and reflective) to the feedback they receive on their coursework (HEA Biosciences - with Drs Jones and Yeoman (BIO) and other colleagues from UEA and other institutions)
An analysis of what motivates BIO and MED students to attend classes and what drives student absenteeism (UEA Teaching Fellowship with Dr Laura Bowater MED)

PhD Positions

Please email me to discuss PhD opportunities and projects within the School of Biological Sciences.

Teaching Activities

Fundamentals of Cell Biology and Biochemistry (1A14)

Biology in Society (2B1Y)

Fundamentals of Molecular Biology and Genetics (1A13)

Skills for Biologists (1A4Y)

Introduction to Biomedicine (1A5Y)

Maths and Statistics for Biologists (1A6Y)

Modelling and Statistics for Biologists (1A7Y)

Human Physiology (2B05)

Cell Biology (2B06)

Clinical Genetics (2B19)

Microbiology (2B28)

Cancer Biology (3C27)

Infection and Immunity (3C28)

Science Communication (3C6Y)

Scientific Research Skills (3C40)

M.Sc. and PGR lectures

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Article

Cornea, Christine, Bowater, Laura, James, Helen and Bowater, Richard (2012) Using science fiction to teach science facts. The Biochemist, 34 (6). pp. 15-20. ISSN 0954-982X

Yeoman, KH, James, HA and Bowater, L (2011) Development and Evaluation of an Undergraduate Science Communication Module. Bioscience Education e-Journal, 17. ISSN 14797860

Stokes, A., Joutsa, J., Ala-aho, R., Pitchers, M., Pennington, C. J., Martin, C., Premachandra, D. J., Okada, Y., Peltonen, J., Grenman, R., James, H. A., Edwards, D. R. and Kahari, V. M. (2010) Expression Profiles and Clinical Correlations of Degradome Components in the Tumor Microenvironment of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research, 16 (7). pp. 2022-2035. ISSN 1078-0432

Book Section

James, HA and Jones, H (2009) An Introduction to Calculus. In: Maths for Biologists 2nd Edition. Pearson Custom Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84776-241-2

Jones, H and James, HA (2009) pH and Natural Logarithms. In: Maths for Biologists 2nd Edition. Pearson Custom Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84776-241-2

James, HA (2008) Analyses in Biology: an analytical alternative to traditional research projects. In: Student Research Projects: Guidance on Practice in the Biosciences. Centre for Bioscience, The Higher Education Academy, Leeds.

Monograph

Jones, H, Yeoman, K and James, H (2011) 'F' for 'effort'. Other. Times Higher Education.

Other

James, H.A. (2002) Ribozymes and their applications. UNSPECIFIED.

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External Activities and Indicators of Esteem

Member of the Partners of Cancer Research Tissue Bank Committee (1997-present)

Scientific Adviser, Big C Cancer Research Appeal Scientific Research Grant Committee (2007-present)

Member of the HEA UK Centre for Bioscience (2008-present)

Invited Speaker - HEA UK Centre for Bioscience’s ‘Final Year Projects: Maximising the Learning’ in May 2010 (Newcastle University)

Scientific Adviser to Community Music East for a Wellcome Trust Arts Award bid (2009)

Administrative Posts/Responsibilities

Director of Teaching and Learning for School of Biological Sciences

Member of the BIO Executive, BIO Teaching Executive and BIO Promotion Committee

Member of the SCI Learning Teaching & Quality Committee

Course Director for Visiting Studies in Biological Sciences (C100V)

Module Organiser for Fundamentals of Cell Biology and Biochemistry (1A14) and Biology in Society (2B1Y)

Academic

Biological Sciences