Daniel M. Davis
Immunologist and science author
Daniel M. Davis is an immunologist who heads life sciences at Imperial College London. He wrote The Beautiful Cure, which made the 2018 shortlist for the Royal Society Science Book Prize.
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Born 1970 in London, United Kingdom
About Daniel M. Davis
Daniel M. Davis is a professor of immunology and head of life sciences at Imperial College London. He was earlier a professor of immunology at the University of Manchester. His research uses microscopy to study how immune cells behave and interact, and he co-discovered the immunological synapse and membrane nanotubes. Davis has written The Beautiful Cure, The Compatibility Gene, The Secret Body and Immune Health. The Beautiful Cure made the 2018 shortlist for the Royal Society Science Book Prize. His published research runs to more than 150 academic papers, and he belongs to the Academy of Medical Sciences as a fellow. In 2025 he received an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) for services to science communication.