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Overview

James Cotton is affiliated with the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom and works primarily in the field of Social Sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields including Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, Demography, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Oncology.

The scholar's work covers a range of topics such as Australian History and Society, Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism, Island Studies and Pacific Affairs, Intelligence, Security, War Strategy, Genetic factors in colorectal cancer, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection, and Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers.

James Cotton has contributed to several recent publications. Notable papers include:

  • OTH-4 Assessing the effectiveness of current UK guidelines on familial colorectal cancer risk, 2021, Oral
  • Index, 2024, Cambridge University Press eBooks
  • Index, 2024, Cambridge University Press eBooks
  • Index, 2024, Cambridge University Press eBooks
  • Index, 2024, Cambridge University Press eBooks

The researcher has also published books with Cambridge University Press, including:

  • Australia in World Affairs 1991-1995, 2024
  • Australia in World Affairs 1996-2000, 2024

James Cotton frequently publishes in venues such as Cambridge University Press eBooks, Oral presentations, the Australian Journal of Politics & History, Diplomacy and Statecraft, and the Journal of Australian Studies.

Collaborations form a significant part of their work, with frequent co-authors including John Ravenhill, David Goldsworthy, Anthony Milner, Graeme Cheeseman, and Kyriaki Christou.

Best Publications

  • New approaches for unravelling reassortment pathways

    Victoria Svinti;Victoria Svinti;James A Cotton;James A Cotton;James O McInerney

  • Whole genome sequencing of multiple Leishmania donovani clinical isolates provides insights into population structure and mechanisms of drug resistance

    Tim Downing;Hideo Imamura;Saskia Decuypere;Taane G. Clark

  • Genomic insights into the origin of parasitism in the emerging plant pathogen Bursaphelenchus xylophilus.

    Taisei Kikuchi;James A. Cotton;Jonathan J. Dalzell;Koichi Hasegawa

  • Genome-wide signatures of convergent evolution in echolocating mammals

    Joe Parker;Georgia Tsagkogeorga;James A. Cotton;James A. Cotton;Yuan Liu

  • The genome and transcriptome of Haemonchus contortus, a key model parasite for drug and vaccine discovery

    Roz Laing;Taisei Kikuchi;Taisei Kikuchi;Axel Martinelli;Isheng J. Tsai;Isheng J. Tsai

  • The Ediacaran emergence of bilaterians: congruence between the genetic and the geological fossil records

    Kevin J Peterson;James A Cotton;James G Gehling;Davide Pisani

  • Comparative Genomics of the Apicomplexan Parasites Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum: Coccidia Differing in Host Range and Transmission Strategy

    Adam James Reid;Sarah J. Vermont;James A. Cotton;David Harris

  • Convergent sequence evolution between echolocating bats and dolphins

    Yang Liu;James A. Cotton;Bin Shen;Xiuqun Han

  • Genome sequence of the tsetse fly (Glossina morsitans ): Vector of African trypanosomiasis

    Junichi Watanabe;Masahira Hattori;Matthew Berriman;Michael J. Lehane

  • The genome and life-stage specific transcriptomes of Globodera pallida elucidate key aspects of plant parasitism by a cyst nematode

    James A Cotton;Catherine J Lilley;Laura M Jones;Taisei Kikuchi

  • The genomic basis of parasitism in the Strongyloides clade of nematodes

    Vicky L Hunt;Isheng J Tsai;Avril Coghlan;Adam J Reid

  • Supertrees Disentangle the Chimerical Origin of Eukaryotic Genomes

    Davide Pisani;James A. Cotton;James O. McInerney

  • The evolution of color vision in nocturnal mammals

    Huabin Zhao;Stephen J. Rossiter;Emma C. Teeling;Chanjuan Li

  • Plasmodium malariae and P . ovale genomes provide insights into malaria parasite evolution

    Gavin G. Rutledge;Ulrike Böhme;Mandy Sanders;Adam J. Reid

  • Reduced Efficacy of Praziquantel Against Schistosoma mansoni Is Associated With Multiple Rounds of Mass Drug Administration.

    Thomas Crellen;Martin Walker;Poppy H. L. Lamberton;Narcis B. Kabatereine

  • The genome of the yellow potato cyst nematode, Globodera rostochiensis, reveals insights into the basis of parasitism and virulence

    Sebastian Eves-van den Akker;Dominik R. Laetsch;Peter Thorpe;Catherine J Lilley

  • Genomic Confirmation of Hybridisation and Recent Inbreeding in a Vector-Isolated Leishmania Population

    Matthew B. Rogers;Tim Downing;Barbara A. Smith;Hideo Imamura

  • Phylogenomic Analyses Elucidate the Evolutionary Relationships of Bats

    Georgia Tsagkogeorga;Joe Parker;Elia Stupka;James A. Cotton

  • Whipworm genome and dual-species transcriptome analyses provide molecular insights into an intimate host-parasite interaction

    Bernardo J Foth;Isheng J Tsai;Isheng J Tsai;Adam J Reid;Allison J Bancroft

  • Governing the market: economic theory and the role of government in East Asian industrialization. By Robert Wade and Race to the swift: state and finance in Korean industrialization

    James Cotton

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew Berriman
Matthew Berriman University of Glasgow
Mandy Sanders
Mandy Sanders Wellcome Sanger Institute
Jean-Claude Dujardin
Jean-Claude Dujardin Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Eileen Devaney
Eileen Devaney University of Glasgow
John S. Gilleard
John S. Gilleard University of Calgary
Neil Sargison
Neil Sargison University of Edinburgh
Gabriele Schönian
Gabriele Schönian Charité - University Medicine Berlin
David J. Bartley
David J. Bartley Moredun Research Institute
Stephen J. Rossiter
Stephen J. Rossiter Queen Mary University of London
Thomas D. Otto
Thomas D. Otto University of Glasgow

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