Lampeter professor gains prestigious fellowship for "groundbreaking" genome work
Prof Jones said: "I look forward to being an ambassador for Wales, championing it as an ideal place for aspiring scientists to train and further their careers, and lending my expertise to Welsh science in the areas of genetics and cancer research.
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