He immigrated to Australia in 2004 to take up a post doc at the University of Sydney and the George Institute for Global Health with Profs Chris Maher. In 2010 he moved to NeuRA where he is a senior research scientist and oversees the Sydney arm of BiM. James’ research is focused on identifying the processes that underlie the development and maintenance of chronic pain. This information is used to improve patient outcomes by developing and testing new interventions to prevent and better manage chronic pain.