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Gerlai has worked in the biotechnology ([[Genentech]]) and biopharmaceutical research industries ([[Eli Lilly and Company]] and Saegis Pharmaceuticals) as Senior Scientist and Vice President of Research, and led pre-clinical as well as clinical research teams developing drugs to treat mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's Disease. He also worked at different universities in North America and Europe. He is a Distinguished Professor of [[behavioral neuroscience]] at the Department of Psychology at the [[University of Toronto]].<ref name="Lab"/>
Gerlai has worked in the biotechnology ([[Genentech]]) and biopharmaceutical research industries ([[Eli Lilly and Company]] and Saegis Pharmaceuticals) as Senior Scientist and Vice President of Research, and led pre-clinical as well as clinical research teams developing drugs to treat mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's Disease. He also worked at different universities in North America and Europe. He is a Distinguished Professor of [[behavioral neuroscience]] at the Department of Psychology at the [[University of Toronto]].<ref name="Lab"/>


The [[Web of Science]] lists over 300 [[peer-reviewed]] publications for Gerlai, which have been cited over 13000 times, resulting in an [[h-index]] of 58.<ref name=WoS>{{cite book |date=2019-05-25 |title=Science Citation Index |publisher=[[Thomson Reuters]] |edition=Science |series=[[Web of Science]] |title-link=Science Citation Index }}</ref> Gerlai has worked with several different animal species, including [[paradise fish]] and mice. He was among the first to use transgenic mice in the analysis of learning and memory and showed that astrocytes play important roles in synaptic plasticity. He is also known for discovering the role of Eph tyrosine kinases and their ephrin ligands in neuronal plasticity. He is considered a leader of [[zebrafish]] behavioral neuroscience research, and has been using this species, and studies the effects of alcohol on brain function and behaviour, including social behaviour, fear-anxiety, and learning and memory.<ref name="Lab">{{cite web |url=http://sites.utoronto.ca/GerlaiLab/index.html |title=Gerlai Laboratory @ The University of Toronto, Mississauga |website= |accessdate=2009-04-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilkes |first1=Jim |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/2011/02/06/drunk_fish_may_hold_secrets_to_alcoholism_in_humans.html |title=Drunk fish may hold secrets to alcoholism in humans |date=6 February 2011 |newspaper=[[Toronto Star]] |location=[[Toronto]] |access-date=2015-08-04}}</ref>
The [[Web of Science]] lists over 300 [[peer-reviewed]] publications for Gerlai, which have been cited over 13000 times, resulting in an [[h-index]] of 58.<ref name=WoS>{{cite book |date=2019-05-25 |title=Science Citation Index |publisher=[[Thomson Reuters]] |edition=Science |series=[[Web of Science]] |title-link=Science Citation Index }}</ref> Gerlai has worked with several different animal species, including [[paradise fish]] and mice. He was among the first to use transgenic mice in the analysis of learning and memory and showed that astrocytes play important roles in synaptic plasticity. He is also known for discovering the role of Eph tyrosine kinases and their ephrin ligands in neuronal plasticity. He is considered a leader of [[zebrafish]] behavioral neuroscience research, and has been using this species, and studies the effects of alcohol on brain function and behaviour, including social behaviour, fear-anxiety, and learning and memory.<ref name="Lab">{{cite web |url=http://sites.utoronto.ca/GerlaiLab/index.html |title=Gerlai Laboratory @ The University of Toronto, Mississauga |website= |accessdate=2009-04-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilkes |first1=Jim |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/2011/02/06/drunk_fish_may_hold_secrets_to_alcoholism_in_humans.html |title=Drunk fish may hold secrets to alcoholism in humans |date=6 February 2011 |newspaper=[[Toronto Star]] |location=[[Toronto]] |access-date=2015-08-04}}</ref> He is ranked as the 3rd most influential scientist in the world in all zebrafish research (https://expertscape.com/ex/zebrafish).


== Honours ==
== Honours ==

Revision as of 00:12, 23 November 2021

Robert T. Gerlai
Robert Gerlai, August 2009
Born1960 (age 63–64)
Budapest, Hungary
CitizenshipCanadian
Alma materEötvös Loránd University
Scientific career
FieldsBehavior genetics
InstitutionsUniversity of Toronto
Doctoral advisorVilmos Csanyi
Websitehttps://www.utm.utoronto.ca/gerlai-lab/home

Robert T. Gerlai is a Canadian behaviour geneticist.

Early life and education

Gerlai obtained his PhD in 1987 from the Eötvös Loránd University and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest.[citation needed]

Career

Gerlai has worked in the biotechnology (Genentech) and biopharmaceutical research industries (Eli Lilly and Company and Saegis Pharmaceuticals) as Senior Scientist and Vice President of Research, and led pre-clinical as well as clinical research teams developing drugs to treat mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's Disease. He also worked at different universities in North America and Europe. He is a Distinguished Professor of behavioral neuroscience at the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto.[1]

The Web of Science lists over 300 peer-reviewed publications for Gerlai, which have been cited over 13000 times, resulting in an h-index of 58.[2] Gerlai has worked with several different animal species, including paradise fish and mice. He was among the first to use transgenic mice in the analysis of learning and memory and showed that astrocytes play important roles in synaptic plasticity. He is also known for discovering the role of Eph tyrosine kinases and their ephrin ligands in neuronal plasticity. He is considered a leader of zebrafish behavioral neuroscience research, and has been using this species, and studies the effects of alcohol on brain function and behaviour, including social behaviour, fear-anxiety, and learning and memory.[1][3] He is ranked as the 3rd most influential scientist in the world in all zebrafish research (https://expertscape.com/ex/zebrafish).

Honours

Gerlai is an elected Fellow of the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society, of which he also has been president.[4] He is a member of the editorial boards of Genes, Brain and Behavior,[5] Neurotoxicology and Teratology,[6] Learning and Behavior,[7] Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, Zebrafish and F1000. He is section editor for behavioral neuroscience of BMC Neuroscience.[8]

In 2013, Gerlai received the Distinguished Scientist Award from the International Behavioural and Neural Genetics Society.[9] In 2015, he received the Research Excellence Award from the University of Toronto.[10] In 2019 he received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society[11] and became the John Carlin Roder Distinguished Professor in Behavioural Neuroscience at the University of Toronto Mississauga.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "Gerlai Laboratory @ The University of Toronto, Mississauga". Retrieved 2009-04-15.
  2. ^ Science Citation Index. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2019-05-25.
  3. ^ Wilkes, Jim (6 February 2011). "Drunk fish may hold secrets to alcoholism in humans". Toronto Star. Toronto. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
  4. ^ "Past Presidents". International Behavioral Neuroscience Society. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
  5. ^ "Journal Information". Genes, Brain and Behavior.
  6. ^ Neurotoxicology and Teratology Editorial Board. Elsevier. Retrieved 2015-08-04. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  7. ^ "Editorial board". Learning & Behavior. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
  8. ^ "Section Editors". BMC Neuroscience. BioMed Central. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
  9. ^ "IBANGS Awards". International Behavioural and Neural Genetics Society. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
  10. ^ "Desmond Morton Research Excellence Award - Research". University of Toronto Mississauga. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  11. ^ "Awards". www.ibnsconnect.org. International Behavioral Neuroscience Society.
  12. ^ "Distinguished Professors – Division of the Vice-President & Provost". University of Toronto Mississauga.

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