David Bainbridge

David Robert James Bainbridge (born 30 October 1968) is a science writer, reproductive biologist and veterinary anatomist at the University of Cambridge. His research work has centred on several aspects of pregnancy, including maternal recognition of pregnancy, in vitro fertilization and the immunology of pregnancy in animals and humans. He has also published a variety of books on the X chromosome, the evolution of the brain and teenagers. Biography David Bainbridge was born in Essex. He began his education at Brentwood School (England) between 1976 and 1986. He then trained as a veterinary surgeon at the University of Cambridge, as a student of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. His research career included a PhD at the Institute of Zoology (1993–1996) in London, short stints at Cornell University and further work at the University of Oxford (1996–1999) and Royal Veterinary College (1999–2003).