{"id":7926,"date":"2022-09-01T09:42:06","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T08:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/?post_type=leadership&#038;p=7926"},"modified":"2025-08-22T10:11:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T09:11:13","slug":"james-morris","status":"publish","type":"leadership","link":"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/our-experts\/james-morris\/","title":{"rendered":"James Morris"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7926\" class=\"elementor elementor-7926\" data-elementor-post-type=\"leadership\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62db8787 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"8875\" data-id=\"62db8787\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b231bbb\" data-eae-slider=\"96035\" data-id=\"b231bbb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3967b936 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3967b936\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>James completed his PhD researching a novel enzyme and its mechanism of action in blood cells, before undertaking six years postdoctoral research into the biochemistry of various cellular signalling pathways.<\/p>\n<p>In 2007 James took on a role at a small biotechnology company, where he ultimately became responsible for the chemicals production business, serving hospitals through the UK and Europe with histological stains. 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In 2007 James took on a role at a small biotechnology company, where he ultimately became responsible for the chemicals production business, serving hospitals through the UK and Europe with histological stains. James built up the product stewardship requirements of the business, and qualified as a road transport Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser. James has since worked as a Product Steward, assessing and assigning hazard and transport classifications to new and reformulated petrochemicals products, for Shell and Gulf Oil. At Hawkins, he will be aiding both the Fire Investigation and Contamination teams, with his extensive knowledge of chemical reactions. 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