Dr. Gillian Bates

Biography

Gillian Bates is a Professor of Molecular Neuroscience and Co-Director of the Huntington’s Disease Centre at University College London. Her research focuses on understanding the molecular basis of Huntington’s disease and validating therapeutic targets for clinical development. After completing her postdoctoral work in Hans Lehrach’s lab as part of an international collaboration that cloned the Huntington’s disease gene, she established her own lab at King's College London (KCL), developing a mouse model of Huntington’s disease in 1996. In 2016, she moved to University College London to establish the Huntington’s Disease Centre alongside Professor Sarah Tabrizi. Bates was elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences in 1999, to the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) in 2002, and to the Royal Society in 2007. Her academic career includes significant positions such as Vice Dean (Research) at University College London and Head of the Division of Genetics and Molecular Medicine at KCL.

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