Jo Morris
Jo is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Cancer Sciences and Breast Cancer Campaign Research Fellow. Her research focuses on breast cancer genetics, particularly on the predisposition gene BRCA1 and the cellular response to DNA damage. She has contributed to both the local and national print media to promote an understanding of issues around cancer predisposition.
Jo qualified with a BSc (Hons) in Biology from the University of York in 1995. She went on to study for a PhD in cancer biology at the Imperial Cancer Research Fund in London. After post doctoral research at King’s College London she was awarded a Fellowship by the Breast Cancer Campaign. In 2010 Jo joined the University of Birmingham, to help establish the Birmingham Genome Stability Unit. Her Laboratory focuses on cellular pathways associated with cancer predisposition, and their potential exploitation for treatment and diagnosis. In 2009 Jo and her team were awarded ‘Research Team of the Year’ by the breast cancer research charity, Breast Cancer Campaign.
