He earned both his veterinary degree and a Ph.D. in immunogenetics from Cornell University. Dr. Davies received the J. Christian Herr Award from the American Society for Reproductive Immunology in 2006 and was invited to present the 2009 Dr. Raymond O. Berry Memorial Lecture at Texas A&M University. Dr. Davies is an expert in the genetics of the major histocompatibility complex and reproductive immunology in domestic animals. His laboratory studies gene expression and immunoregulation at the maternal-fetal interface in ruminants, and is involved in the development and characterization of transgenic large animal models for biomedical research.