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Gerald Batist MD
Professor, Medicine & Oncology Helen & Sam Steinberg Career Scientist in Oncology McGill University &

Director, Experimental Pharmacology Program Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research


MAILING ADDRESS
McGill University Centre for Translational Research in Cancer
Jewish General Hospital, Suite D-127
3755 Cote Ste Catherine

Montreal, Quebec H3T 1E2



ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Degree

Year

Discipline/Field Institution and Country

B.Sc.

1973

Columbia University, USA

M.D.

1977

McGill University, Montreal Qc

Internship 

1977-1978

Internal Medicine, St Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center, NY

Jr. Resident

1978-1979

New England Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Boston

Sr. Resident

1979-1980

New England Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Boston

Chief Resident Physician

1980

New England Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Boston

Clinical Research Fellow

1981

Nutrition and Metabolism Lab, New England Deaconess Hospital, Harvard

Clinical Staff Fellow

1981-1982

National Cancer Institute- Navy Oncology Branch Bethesda MD

Visiting Associate

1982-1985

National Cancer Institute- Clinical Pharmacology Branch, Bethesda MD

Visiting Associate

1982-1984

Nutrition Support Service, Metabolism Section, Surgical Oncology Branch, NCI, Bethesda


AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Position Held

Institution/Organization

Department/Faculty

Period

Clinical Fellow

Harvard Medical School

Medicine

1978-1980

Clinical Instructor

Harvard Medical School

Medicine

1980-1981

Instructor

Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda

Medicine

1981-1982

Assistant Professor

McGill University

Medicine

1985-1989

Associate Professor (tenure)

McGill University

Medicine and Oncology

1990-1994

Associate Member

McGill University

Experimental Medicine

1985-present

Associate Member

Montreal General Hospital

Center for Epidemiology and Biostatistics

1988-present

Associate Member

McGill University

Cancer Center

1987-1997

Professor

McGill University

Cancer Center

1997-present

Associate Member

McGill University

Nutrition and Food Sciences Center

1985-present

Director

McGill University

Experimental Therapeutics Department- Oncology

1989-1991

Director

McGill University

Phase I Developmental Therapeutics- Oncology

1992-present

Associate Member

McGill University

Pharmacology and Therapeutics

1992-present

Professor

McGill University

Medicine and Oncology

1994-present

Associate Professor

University of Montreal

Phamacology

 

Director

Jewish General Hospital

McGill University Centre for Translational Research in Cancer

1996-present

Chair

McGill University

Oncology

2001-present

Associate Physician

Montreal General Hospital

Medicine

1985-1990

Associate Physician

Montreal General Hospital

Medicine

1990-present

Associate Physician

Jewish General Hospital

Medicine and Oncology

1992-present

Director

Lady Davis Research Institute, Jewish General Hospital

Experimental Pharmacology Program

1992-present

Director

Lady Davis Research Institute, Jewish General Hospital

Clinical Research Unit

 


RESEARCH SUPPORT

Principal Applicant

Title of Project

Funding Source and Program

Years of Tenure

G. Batist

Optimizing Gene Targeted Pharmacotherapy

National Science and Engineering Research council

1995-1999

G. Batist

Environmental Chemical Breast Carcinogens

Canadian Breast Cancer Research Foundation

1996-1997

G. Batist

Role of Glutathione in cancer treatment and prevention

NCIC

1997-2000

L. Panasci (PI)

Phase I study of SarCNU

National Institutes of Health USA

1998

G. Batist

Gene Targeted pharmacotherapy

NCIC Canadian Breast Cancer Research Initiative

1998-2001

W, Foulkes (PI), M.Aloui-Jamali,

G. Batist

The cellular and molecular basis of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck in those with low exposure to tobacco and alcohol

NCIC

1999-2002

M.Aloui-Jamali,

G. Batist

Studies of the effects of EGFr Kinase inhibitors on individual heterodimers of the Her receptor family proteins

AstrZeneca (US)

 

G. Batist

Mechanisms of glutathione regulation in hepatocarcinogenesis

Canadian Institutes for Health Research

2001-2004

G. Batist

Regulation of Connexin 43 in cancer prevention and therapy

NCIC Canadian Breast Cancer Research Initiative

2001-2004

Scientific Director:

 G. Batist

Montreal Center for Experimental Therapeutics in Cancer

Canadian Fund for Innovation /FRSQ