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Biology and Biochemistry
UK
2026

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  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
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Overview

David Hunt is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience, with significant work focusing on molecular biology and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The main topics of their work include retinal development and disorders, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, tuberculosis research and epidemiology, biochemical and molecular research, Mycobacterium research and diagnosis, and amphibian and reptile biology.

Recent publications by David Hunt include:

  • Spectral Diversification and Trans-Species Allelic Polymorphism during the Land-to-Sea Transition in Snakes, 2020, Current Biology
  • The origins of the full-field flash electroretinogram b-wave, 2023, Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
  • Molecular, Cellular and Functional Changes in the Retinas of Young Adult Mice Lacking the Voltage-Gated K+ Channel Subunits Kv8.2 and K2.1, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • The role of voltage-gated ion channels in visual function and disease in mammalian photoreceptors, 2021, Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology
  • Validating Fluorescent Chrnb4.EGFP Mouse Models for the Study of Cone Photoreceptor Degeneration, 2020, Translational Vision Science & Technology

David Hunt has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Lívia S. Carvalho, Luiz Pedro S. de Carvalho, Rana Rashwan, Nathan S. Hart, and Valentina Voigt.

Their work has appeared in multiple scientific journals, with frequent publications in eLife, Current Biology, Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, and Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology.

Best Publications

  • Tobacco use and risk of myocardial infarction in 52 countries in the INTERHEART study: a case-control study

    Koon K Teo;Stephanie Ounpuu;Steven Hawken;Pandey

  • ISIS-3 - A RANDOMIZED COMPARISON OF STREPTOKINASE VS TISSUE PLASMINOGEN-ACTIVATOR VS ANISTREPLASE AND OF ASPIRIN PLUS HEPARIN VS ASPIRIN ALONE AMONG 41,299 CASES OF SUSPECTED ACUTE MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION

    D Hunt;J Varigos;F Dienstl;P Lechleitner

  • ISIS-4 - A randomised factorial assessing early oral captopril, oral mononitrate, and intravenous magnesium sulphate in 58.050 patient with suspected acute myocardial-infarction.

    R Collins;R Peto;M Flather;S Parish

  • Impact of Diabetes on Long-Term Prognosis in Patients With Unstable Angina and Non–Q-Wave Myocardial Infarction Results of the OASIS (Organization to Assess Strategies for Ischemic Syndromes) Registry

    Klas Malmberg;Salim Yusuf;Herzel C Gerstein;Joanne Brown

  • Routine vs Selective Invasive Strategies in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Collaborative Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials

    Shamir R. Mehta;Christopher P. Cannon;Keith A. A. Fox;Lars Wallentin

  • "Stress" and coronary heart disease: psychosocial risk factors.

    Stephen J Bunker;David M Colquhoun;Murray D Esler;Ian B Hickie

  • Sinus arrhythmia in acute myocardial infarction.

    Wolf Mm;Varigos Ga;Hunt D;Sloman Jg

  • Visual pigments and oil droplets from six classes of photoreceptor in the retinas of birds.

    J.K. Bowmaker;L.A. Heath;S.E. Wilkie;D.M. Hunt

  • Variations between countries in invasive cardiac procedures and outcomes in patients with suspected unstable angina or myocardial infarction without initial ST elevation

    Salim Yusuf;Marcus Flather;Janice Pogue;David Hunt

  • Pravastatin Therapy and the Risk of Stroke

    H. D. White;R. J. Simes;N. E. Anderson;G. J. Hankey

  • Secondary prevention of cardiovascular events with long-term pravastatin in patients with diabetes or impaired fasting glucose: results from the LIPID trial.

    Anthony Keech;David Colquhoun;James D Best;Adrienne Kirby

  • A Human Homolog of Yeast Pre-mRNA Splicing Gene, PRP31, Underlies Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa on Chromosome 19q13.4 (RP11)

    Eranga N. Vithana;Leen Abu-Safieh;Maxine J. Allen;Alisoun Carey

  • Restoration of photoreceptor ultrastructure and function in retinal degeneration slow mice by gene therapy

    Robin R. Ali;Gian-Marco Sarra;Clare Stephens;Mahesh de Alwis

  • Avian visual pigments: characteristics, spectral tuning, and evolution.

    Nathan S. Hart;David M. Hunt

  • Primary defect in copper transport underlies mottled mutants in the mouse

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  • Relationship Between Lipid Levels and Clinical Outcomes in the Long-Term Intervention With Pravastatin in Ischemic Disease (LIPID) Trial To What Extent Is the Reduction in Coronary Events With Pravastatin Explained by On-Study Lipid Levels?

    John Simes;Ian Marschner;David Hunt;David Colquhoun

  • Long-term effectiveness and safety of pravastatin in 9014 patients with coronary heart disease and average cholesterol concentrations: the LIPID trial follow up

    R. J. Simes;D. Hunt;A. Kirby

  • Gene Transfer into the Mouse Retina Mediated by an Adeno-Associated Viral Vector

    Robin R. Ali;Martin B. Reichel;Adrian J. Thrasher;Roland J. Levinsky

  • Two loci for tuberous sclerosis: one on 9q34 and one on 16p13.

    S. Povey;M. W. Burley;J. Attwood;F. Benham

  • A human homologue of yeast pre mRNA-splicing gene, PRP31, underlies autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa on chromosome 19q13.4 (RP11).

    EN Vithana;L Abu-Safieh;MJ Allen;A Carey

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony T. Moore
Anthony T. Moore University of California, San Francisco
James K. Bowmaker
James K. Bowmaker University College London
Shomi S. Bhattacharya
Shomi S. Bhattacharya University College London
Andrew Tonkin
Andrew Tonkin Monash University
Shaun P. Collin
Shaun P. Collin La Trobe University
Robin R. Ali
Robin R. Ali King's College London
Martin J. Warren
Martin J. Warren University of Kent
John Simes
John Simes University of Sydney
Andrew R. Webster
Andrew R. Webster University College London
Alan C. Bird
Alan C. Bird University College London

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