Richard Gilbertson
Richard Gilbertson | |
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Born | Richard James Gilbertson |
Alma mater | Newcastle University (B.Med.Sci, MB BS, PhD) |
Awards | Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, Member of the Royal College of Physicians |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Newcastle University |
Thesis | (1998) |
Website | www |
Professor Richard James Gilbertson FMedSci is a paediatric oncology clinician scientist and a Senior Group Leader at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge.[1] He is the Li Ka Shing Chair of Oncology,[2] and Director of the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre[3] and the Children’s Brain Tumour Centre of Excellence.[4]
Education
Gilbertson attended Medical School at Newcastle University,[5] graduating with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree in 1992.[6] He went on to complete his PhD in 1998.[7]
Career and research
Gilbertson's research focuses on understanding the link between normal development and the origins of cancer, with a particular focus on children’s brain tumours.[8] He has shown that the four different subgroups of medulloblastoma, namely WNT, SHH, Group 3, and Group 4, begin from different cells in the brain and have different mutations in their DNA.[9][10] His work has also shown that a combination of stem cell mutagenesis and extrinsic factors that enhance the proliferation of these cell populations ultimately determines organ cancer risk.[11][12]
In 2000, Gilbertson joined the St Jude Children's Research Hospital.[13] There, he became the founding director of the Molecular Clinical Trials Core and the co-leader of the Neurobiology and Brain Tumor Program.[14] In 2011, he was named executive vice president of St. Jude and director of its Comprehensive Cancer Centre.[15][16][17]
In 2015, he returned to the UK as the Li Ka Shing Chair of Oncology, head of the Department of Oncology and senior group leader at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute at the University of Cambridge.[18]
Awards and Honours
- International Society of Pediatric Oncology Schweisguth Prize, 1998[19]
- Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health SPARKS Young Investigator of the Year, 2000[20]
- British Paediatric Neurology Association Ronnie McKeith Prize, 2002[21]
- Brain Tumor Society Sydney Schlobohm Leadership Chair of Research, 2006[22][23]
- Malia’s Cord Foundation Harold C. Schott Research Chair, 2008[24]
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons Hunt-Wilson Lectureship, 2011[25]
- Elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation, 2013[26]
- Member, Faculty of 1000
- Elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, 2017[27]
- ^ "Gilbertson Group". Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- ^ "Childhood brain tumour expert to lead Cambridge Cancer Centre". University of Cambridge. 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- ^ "Cancer centres receive £15m boost". BBC News. 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- ^ Davis, Nicola (2018-05-01). "Brain tumour research to get £18m injection". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- ^ "Man on a mission to beat cancer". University of Cambridge. 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- ^ "Richard J. Gilbertson". www.sontagfoundation.org. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- ^ "A Conversation with Richard J. Gilbertson, MD, PhD - The ASCO Post". www.ascopost.com. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- ^ Richard Gilbertson publications indexed by Google Scholar
- ^ Gajjar, Amar; Pfister, Stefan M.; Taylor, Michael D.; Gilbertson, Richard J. (2014-11-15). "Molecular insights into pediatric brain tumors have the potential to transform therapy". Clinical Cancer Research. 20 (22): 5630–5640. doi:10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-14-0833. ISSN 1078-0432. PMC 4234174. PMID 25398846.
- ^ "Expert Opinion – Professor Richard Gilbertson talks children's cancers". Cancer Research UK - Science blog. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- ^ Zhu, Liqin; Finkelstein, David; Gao, Culian; Shi, Lei; Wang, Yongdong; López-Terrada, Dolores; Wang, Kasper; Utley, Sarah; Pounds, Stanley (2016-08-25). "Multi-organ Mapping of Cancer Risk". Cell. 166 (5): 1132–1146.e7. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2016.07.045. ISSN 0092-8674. PMC 5067024. PMID 27565343.
- ^ "Cancer: 'Perfect storm' of cancer risk". Nature. 537 (7619): 140. 2016-09-07. Bibcode:2016Natur.537S.140.. doi:10.1038/537140c. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 27604915.
- ^ "St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientific director announces resignation". www.stjude.org. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- ^ "Professor Richard Gilbertson". Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- ^ "A Conversation with Richard J. Gilbertson, MD, PhD - The ASCO Post". www.ascopost.com. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- ^ Bartlett, James. "British Cancer Researcher on Why He Moved to the U.S." BBC America. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- ^ "Coming home to the UK: an interview with Richard Gilbertson". Cancer Research UK. 2016-07-20. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- ^ "Professor Richard Gilbertson appointed Head of Department - Department of Oncology". Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- ^ "Previous Schweisguth Prize Winners". Société Internationale d’Oncologie Pédiatrique. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- ^ "Dr Simon Newell Early Career Investigator of the Year (Sparks) award". RCPCH. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- ^ "British Paediatric Neurology Association". bpna.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- ^ Gutmann, David H.; Gilbertson, Richard J. (2007-06-15). "Tumorigenesis in the Brain: Location, Location, Location". Cancer Research. 67 (12): 5579–5582. doi:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-07-0760. ISSN 0008-5472. PMID 17575119.
- ^ "Honors & awards". www.stjude.org. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- ^ "ALSF CORD Fund History". Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer. 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
- ^ "AANS Programme Guide 2011" American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- ^ "The American Society for Clinical Investigation". Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- ^ "Professor Richard Gilbertson | The Academy of Medical Sciences". acmedsci.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-06-04.