Gillian Bates

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][3]

Gillian Bates
Born	(1956-05-19) 19 May 1956[1]
Nationality	British
Alma mater	University of Sheffield (BSc) Birkbeck College, London (MSc) University of London (PhD)
Known for	Co-discovering cause of Huntington's disease
Awards	FMedSci FRS GlaxoSmithKline Prize
Scientific career
Fields	Neurogenetics
Institutions	University College London King's College London
Thesis	Molecular approaches towards the fine genetic mapping of human chromosomes : with special reference to the cystic fibrosis gene (1987)
Website	www.ucl.ac.uk/ion/departments/sobell/Research/GBates

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 1987 for genetic mapping of the cystic fibrosis gene.[1][4]

Research

Bates's research has focused on Huntington's disease. She was one of the group who first cloned the Huntington's disease gene.[5][6] She also created the first mouse model of the disease, the R6/2 mouse, an important step in understanding the pathogenesis of Huntington's.[7]

Prior to joining UCL in 2016, Bates was the head of the Neurogenetics Research Group at King's College London.[8]

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).[9][10][11] She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2007 and to its Council in 2011.[7][12] 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".[13]

References

1. http://ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U6775
2. "Prof. G. Bates". www.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
3. Gillian Bates's publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)
4. Bates, Gillian Patricia (1987). Molecular approaches towards the fine genetic mapping of human chromosomes : with special reference to the cystic fibrosis gene (PhD thesis). University of London. OCLC 940163599.
5. Macdonald, M (1993). "A novel gene containing a trinucleotide repeat that is expanded and unstable on Huntington's disease chromosomes" (PDF). Cell. 72 (6): 971–983. doi:10.1016/0092-8674(93)90585-E. PMID 8458085.
6. Mangiarini, Laura; Sathasivam, Kirupa; Seller, Mary; Cozens, Barbara; Harper, Alex; Hetherington, Colin; Lawton, Martin; Trottier, Yvon; Lehrach, Hans; Davies, Stephen W; Bates, Gillian P (1996). "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): 493–506. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81369-0.
7. Royal Society: New Fellows - 2007: Amos - Bruce(accessed 6 January 2009) Archived June 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
8. "King's College London - Gillian Bates". www.kcl.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
9. http://people.embo.org/profile/gillian-bates
10. Academy of Medical Sciences: Fellows: Professor Gillian Bates Archived 2006-10-01 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 6 January 2009)
11. EMBO: Search for an EMBO member Archived 2009-01-06 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 6 January 2009)
12. "Council of the Royal Society". Retrieved 5 November 2012.
13. Royal Society: GlaxoSmithKline previous winners 2005 - 1980(accessed 6 January 2009) Archived June 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine