James BuchananJames Buchanan PhD joined the Health Economics Research Centre in 2005 and works predominantly on projects examining the economics of translating genomic high-throughput technologies from research into clinical practice, especially in cancer and infetious disease. In 2011 he was awarded a National Institute for Health Research Doctoral Research Fellowship to undertake a PhD in Health Economics investigating issues related to the economic analysis of genomic diagnostic technologies for multifactorial genetic diseases in the UK NHS, based on a study evaluating a targeted array in haematological cancers. Previous genomics projects include an economic evaluation of the use of genetic testing to identify the somatic mutations that can cause common cancers, an economic evaluation of the use of genetic tests to identify gastrointestinal pathogens to improve hospital infection control practice, the development of an economic modelling framework to evaluate novel genomic diagnostic tools in inflammatory bowel disease, and a cost-effectiveness analysis of microarray technology in the UK National Health Service. His other interests include costing methodology and the valuation of patient preferences. He also teaches on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses at the University of Oxford, and teaches advanced cost-effectiveness analysis methods to health economists and policy makers. Read More Read Less