Gillian Bates Explained

Gillian Bates
Birth Date:19 May 1956
Nationality:British
Field:Neurogenetics
Thesis Title:Molecular approaches towards the fine genetic mapping of human chromosomes : with special reference to the cystic fibrosis gene
Thesis Url:http://catalogue.libraries.london.ac.uk/record=b1533637
Thesis Year:1987
Known For:Co-discovering cause of Huntington's disease

Gillian Patricia Bates (born 19 May 1956)[1] FMedSci FRS is a British biologist. She is distinguished for her research into the molecular basis of Huntington's disease and in 1998 was awarded the GlaxoSmithKline Prize as a co-discoverer of the cause of this disease. As of 2016, she is Professor of Neurogenetics at UCL Institute of Neurology and the co-director of UCL Huntington's Disease Centre.[2]

Education

Bates was educated at Kenilworth Grammar School and the University of Sheffield where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1979.[1] She completed her postgraduate study at Birkbeck College, London where she was awarded a Master of Science degree in 1984 followed by St Mary's Hospital Medical School where she was awarded a PhD in 1987 for genetic mapping of the cystic fibrosis gene, working in the lab of Robert Williamson.[1] [3]

Research

Bates's research has focused on Huntington's disease. She was one of the group who first cloned the Huntington's disease gene.[4] [5] She also created the first mouse model of the disease, the R6/2 mouse, an important step in understanding the pathogenesis of Huntington's.[6]

Prior to joining UCL in 2016, Bates was the head of the Neurogenetics Research Group at King's College London.[7]

Awards and honours

Bates has been elected a fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (1999) and a member of the European Molecular Biology Organisation (2002).[8] [9] [10] She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2007 and to its Council in 2011.[6] [11] In 1998, she was awarded the Royal Society Glaxo Wellcome Award jointly with Stephen Davies, for the "discovery of the cause of Huntington's Disease".[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bates, Prof. Gillian Patricia, (Born 19 May 1956), Professor of Molecular Neuroscience, Huntington's Disease Centre, Department of Neurodegenerative Disease and UK Dementia Research Institute (Formerly Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders), Queen Square Institute of Neurology (Formerly Institute of Neurology), University College London, since 2016.
  2. Web site: Prof. G. Bates. www.ucl.ac.uk. 10 June 2016.
  3. PhD . Gillian Patricia. Bates . Molecular approaches towards the fine genetic mapping of human chromosomes : with special reference to the cystic fibrosis gene . . 1987 . 940163599.
  4. Macdonald. M. A novel gene containing a trinucleotide repeat that is expanded and unstable on Huntington's disease chromosomes. Cell. 72. 6. 1993. 971–983. 10.1016/0092-8674(93)90585-E. 8458085. 2027.42/30901. 802885. free.
  5. Mangiarini. Laura. Sathasivam. Kirupa. Seller. Mary. Cozens. Barbara. Harper. Alex. Hetherington. Colin. Lawton. Martin. Trottier. Yvon. Lehrach. Hans. Davies. Stephen W. Bates. Gillian P. Exon 1 of the HD Gene with an Expanded CAG Repeat Is Sufficient to Cause a Progressive Neurological Phenotype in Transgenic Mice. Cell. 87. 3. 1996. 493–506. 10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81369-0. 8898202. 9619253. free.
  6. http://royalsociety.org/publication.asp?id=7705 Royal Society: New Fellows - 2007: Amos - Bruce
  7. Web site: King's College London - Gillian Bates. www.kcl.ac.uk. 10 June 2016. 22 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160622180357/http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lsm/research/divisions/gmm/departments/mmg/researchgroups/bateslab/index.aspx. dead.
  8. Web site: Find people in the EMBO Communities.
  9. http://www.acmedsci.ac.uk/p59fid374.html Academy of Medical Sciences: Fellows: Professor Gillian Bates
  10. http://www.embo.org/communities/searchMembers.php EMBO: Search for an EMBO member
  11. Web site: Council of the Royal Society. 5 November 2012. 16 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150316000007/http://royalsociety.org/about-us/governance/council/. dead.
  12. http://royalsociety.org/page.asp?id=1779 Royal Society: GlaxoSmithKline previous winners 2005 - 1980

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