David M. Evans is Professor of

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and Head of

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at the Diamantina Institute at the

University of Queensland , mottoeng = By means of knowledge and hard work , established = , endowment = A$224.3 million , budget = A$2.1 billion , type = Public research university , chancellor = Peter Varghese , vice_chancellor = Deborah Terry , city = B ...

. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Queensland in 2003, after which he completed a four-year

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at the

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

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. During his postdoc, he conducted research for the International HapMap Project and the

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. In 2007, he became a senior lecturer at the

University of Bristol , mottoeng = earningpromotes one's innate power (from Horace, ''Ode 4.4'') , established = 1595 – Merchant Venturers School1876 – University College, Bristol1909 – received royal charter , type ...

, where he conducted research on genome-wide association studies based on the

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. He became a professor at the University of Queensland in 2013. He is known for researching the genetics of

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s in humans, such as

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asthma Asthma is a long-term inflammatory disease of the airways of the lungs. It is characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction, and easily triggered bronchospasms. Symptoms include episodes of wheezing, cou ...

, and

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. He was an

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in 2015 and 2016.

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